THE FIGHTIN' 79TH IN WORLD WAR II

• Over 1000 Original Photographs • Over 170 Pilot Profiles • Over 100 Virtual Galleries • Complete Rosters Of All Personnel • Photo Galleries • Overviews Of Selected Missions (Including D-Day) • Original Music By Professor Laramie Roush • A Look At The Aircraft They Used To Make History In The Skies Over Europe • Rare Video Including Gun Camera Footage • The History of The Squadron And Their Base At King's Cliffe, England • Interviews With Former Pilots Maj. Jack M. Ilfrey, Col. Harold Rau, Capt. Arthur Heiden and Capt. Cliff Kies • And More!

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The goal of this project was simple - to preserve the stories and images of the Fightin' 79th in a digital format and to make it available to a wider general audience. This will be achieved through the creation of a multimedia CD-ROM, entitled "The Fightin'79th In World War II" and this companion website. Anyone with minimal web browsing skills will be able to access this information at their leisure in the comfort of their own homes.

This multimedia CD-Rom contains over 1000 wartime photos, most never before published and unique to the 79th Fighter Squadron, not just generic stock photography. Most of these rare images have been scanned at 300dpi and are presented in jpg format with only minimal digital restoration or enhancement to retain their originality.

The entire collection has been laid-out in an easy to use manner and only your internet browser is necessary for viewing. The videos are in mpg format and can easily be viewed with your Windows Media Player.

Every pilot, ground officer, and enlisted man is included. The pilot profile section features information about their combat career and related stories. The complete roster of enlisted personnel includes their serial numbers as well as the places and dates of enlistment. Special sections are devoted to the Commanding Officers, Prisoners of War and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the skies over "Festung Europa". Also included are over 100 Virtual Galleries of items relating to a specific officer, including additional photographs, excerpts from reports and more.
Nearly two years in the making, many noted aviation authors, artists, photographers, researchers and historians from all over the world have opened up their archives and numerous surviving members of the 20th Fighter Group and/or their families have submitted material for inclusion. The end result is an in-depth and innovative overview of a USAAF squadron unlike any other that has ever been compiled - in any media.
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