THE MUSEUM

Equipped with B-17 "Flying Fortress" aircraft, the 390th Bombardment Group (Heavy) flew 301 combat missions out of England during World War II. In addition to being successful at their primary mission of bombing, they became famous for their fighter kills. On October 10, 1943, the Group was credited with destroying 62 enemy fighters in air to air combat. This was the highest kill rate in a single day for any bomber or fighter group in the European Theater of Operations during the war.

In 1980 a number of 390th veterans set out determined to build a permanent memorial to recognize those who made the supreme sacrifice and all the men who served in this unit during World War II. Such a facility is a reality and is the source and location of the heritage, history and honor of the 390th Bombardment Group (H) and the men who so proudly served in it.

The 390th Memorial Museum is located in Tucson, Arizona on the grounds of the third largest aviation museum in the United States, the Pima Air and Space Museum. The 390th Museum contains the beautifully restored B-17G "I'll Be Around", a General James H. Doolittle exhibit, an 11x23 foot mural of "Top Cover for the J Group", probably the most recognized painting of World War II, an Honor Wall, A Gallery of Crews, art and aircraft models, and many items of memorabilia and artifacts. The Joseph A. Moller Library, a part of the Museum, contains over 90,000 pages of 390th combat history, over 10,000 photographs and is a research center for the Air Campaign of Central Europe.

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