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Welcome to the Hell From Heaven Men website

January 26, 2009

  

This site is dedicated to the 53,000+ men who were trained as bombardiers during WWII.  From the movie "Bombardier" come these words spoken by General Eugene L. Eubanks,

"Upon him finally depends the success of any mission on which he participates.  The greatest bombing plane in the world with its combat crew take him into battle.  Through weather, through enemy opposition, just so he may have 30 seconds over the target.  In those 30 seconds he must vindicate the greatest responsibility ever placed upon an individual soldier in line of duty.  I want you to know about him and about those who had the faith, the vision and foresight to bring him into being."

If you are a WWII era bombardier or have knowledge about one, please go to the Database Section and see how to add your information to the database.

I am looking for class books or photos.  I am not asking for the originals, just electronic copies.  If you can help, click here.

 		  

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Bombardier training films!

This dual-layered DVD contains ten, originally SECRET, training films (2hr. 20 min. total) produced by the AAF in 1942 to train Bombardiers in the use of Norden and Sperry Bombsights.  They are far easier to understand than the manuals in explaining the bombing problem and the details of how to operate these
remarkable analog computers.  Click here for details.

 
 

Kirtland class 42-13:

This is a personal research project.  Two of my relatives were bombardiers during the war, LT. Robert Tooley (Childress 45-05) and  LT. Robert Carlson who was one of the 119 men to graduate from the Kirtland 42-13 class.  Carlson was later killed in action in May of 1943 while serving with the 427th BS/303rd BG based in Molesworth, England.

I had been my family's historian for many years but had not researched anything on Carlson.  As I began this work a family member discovered a class photo and the list of men who attended this class.  I realized that the only person who could be identified was my relative and I wondered what became of  the other men.  Using the internet I looked up some of the names and found a fair amount of information.  This prompted me to begin researching all 119 names on the list and to identify as many as possible.  I began this research in April of 2001.

I hope that you will visit this section, as it contains information, pictures and personal stories.  I welcome any input that you can provide.  Please see the Contact Us section.