390th Memorial Museum – Tucson, AZ | 8th Air Force390th Memorial Museum

June 13, 2018 | History

How To Build an 8th Air Force Heavy Bomber Base

June 13, 2018 | History

How To Build an 8th Air Force Heavy Bomber Base

The Story of Station 153: Parham, England After its activation in January, 1942, the Eighth Air Force had to quickly devise a plan for housing its aircraft, equipment and personnel. [...]

May 21, 2018 | Community, Museum News

I’ll Be Around to be Featured on Travel Channel

May 21, 2018 | Community, Museum News

I’ll Be Around to be Featured on Travel Channel

Shown: the 390th Memorial Museum’s B-17 I’ll Be Around will be featured on a popular Travel Channel TV series. TUNE IN TO MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM The B-17G I’ll Be [...]

May 7, 2018 | History, Library

The Psychosocial Complexity of the Norden Bombsight

May 7, 2018 | History, Library

The Psychosocial Complexity of the Norden Bombsight

Shown above: 390th Bombardment Group (H) dropping bombs on industrial facilities in Derben, Germany. The complex Norden Bombsight was an analog computer used by bomber crews during World War II [...]