The Trailer for the new series, Masters of the Air, a companion to Band of Brothers, from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg is out. This nine part series on Apple TV began Friday, January 26, 2024. Masters of the Air follows airmen from the 100th Bomb Group through their early days in England, air battles, the POW camp Stalag Luft III, and the long forced march in January 1945 to April’s liberation.
This miniseries will generate a lot of interest in the WWII bomber boys. My father was one of them. Lt. William J. Styles from Troy, NY was part of the original 100th Bomb Group as co-pilot for the B-17 nicknamed, Alice from Dallas for seven missions. His eighth mission (flying on a different plane) landed him in the North Sea. After the rescue by Danish fishermen, Dad spent nearly two years as a POW in Stalag Luft III and was on the long deadly “forced march” shown in Episode 9.