Masters of the Air
Summary
AlthoughMasters of the Airepisode 3 portrayed the 100th Bombardment Group ’s brutal loss during the notoriously severe Regensburg mission , the warfare drama has even more violence up its arm with the approaching Munster Raid . Masters of the Airis the third mini series created by Gary Goetzman , Tom Hanks , Steven Spielberg . While the first two episode introduced audiences to the 100th and its gang , episode 3 plunk direct into the bedlam and violence that gave the bomb radical its nickname , the Bloody Hundredth . And now , theseries is going to get even bloodier .
TheRegensburg deputation depict in episode 3was a substantial flight that the 100th Bomb Group embarked on in August 1943 . The program was to mail approximately 300 B-17 bombers over German territory and drop bomb calorimeter onto German factories in Schweinfurt and Regensburg . However , due to defective weather status , only half of the bombers take to the air , and they encountered serious blast from German aircraft . As a result , the 100th and other American bomb radical tolerate heavy losses that exit the U.S. rearranging their scheme . Although they succeeded in their mission , Regensburg was a major loss for America .
Masters of the Air ’s connection to Band of Brothers is inviolable than ever after sequence 3 make parallels between both series ’ brutality and action mechanism .
What Was The Munster Raid?
AlthoughMasters of the Air’sRegensburg mission was peculiarly mortal , have thedeath of Lt . Curtis Biddickand the displacement of soldier like Sgt . William Quinn , this is not the last dangerous mission the 100th give way on . On October 10th , 1943 , the 100th was sent on a mission tobomb the metropolis of Munster , Germany . Notably , the 100th had flown two missions in the late two Day , and their resources were depleted . Despite this , they embarked on the mission with only 13 planer rather than the standard 19 or 20 consort toFirst Lieutenent John Justice ’s account .
The point of the Munster Raid was to take down actual German citizen . antecedently , the 100th had been place German manufacturing , like the ball - bearing factory during the Regensburg mission , but the Munster Raid wasintended for Munster ’s populated urban center heart and soul . Because of this , the Munster Raid was pretty controversial among the gentleman of the 100th . While some members of the 100th pride themselves on never hurting innocent civilians , others were thrilled to get revenge on the Germans . TheNational World War II Museumstated that Major John Egan " was rapt at hearing the orderliness . "
How The Munster Raid Became A Brutal Air Mission
Although the Munster Raid was like any other delegation that had been impute to the 100th , it rapidly turn into a bloodbath . As previously advert , the 100th were already at a disadvantage due to the planes they lost in the previous two days of battle , and the Germans tended to target the weakest links of a squadron first . Therefore , the 100th were vulnerable . On top of that , theGermans were on the face of it preparedfor the Americans ' coming , as they began their aggressive assault on the Eighth Air Force long before the 100th made it to Munster .
In old mission , it was not uncommon for the Germans to make fierce counterattack against the Americans , but the Munster Raid was particularly violent . When the Eighth Airforce came up upon the Ruhr River , they could see350 German aircraftprepared to turn them around , as mark by theNational World War II Museum . This was a significant amount that had never been seen before on late missions . Ultimately , the Germans ' number helped them succeed in make the Munster Raid a blooming mess for the Eighth Airforce and the 100th in particular .
The 100th Bomb Group’s Infamy With The Munster Raid
The 100th dwell up to their nickname when it came to the Munster Raid . Although the 100th and the rest of the Eighth Airforce were able-bodied to drop bombs on Munster , the hurt that they sustained were outstanding . According to theNational World War II Museum , Major John Egan recalled of the day : " It was obvious that we ’d had it . " After successfully shake off bombs on Munster , onlysix of the 100th ’s 13 planes remain . However , this was far from the worst of it for the Bloody Hundredth . The German attacks continue on their manner back to Thorpe Abbotts .
From scratch to finishing , the Eighth Airforce suffered monolithic losses . The ninety-fifth Bomb Group lose five of 17 bombers , while the 390th lost eight of 17 . However , out of the 100th ’s 13 aircraft , only one single plane made it back to Thorpe Abbotts . pilot by Robert " Rosie " Rosenthal , the plane call the Royal Flush was the only one able to render to home base , and even then , the crew was to a great extent injured . Though everyone sustained losses during the Munster Raid , the 100th ’s losses were sinful . This made the mission one of the worst of the total war .
Rosenthal ’s plane , though it was the one favourable aircraft to retrovert , was not unharmed either . While members of the work party were wounded in action , theplane itself sustained significant wrong . Two of the engines were utter , the oxygen system and intercommunication system had stopped serve , and the correct backstage of the Royal Flush had a monumental hole in it . In this way , it was quite a miracle that even the one sheet return to Thorpe Abbotts . There was a chance that none of the 100th returned from the Munster Raid .
Robert " Rosie " Rosenthal is being played by Nate Mann in Masters of the Air .
What Happened To Rosie Rosenthal?
The Munster Raid was not the only stroke of luck that Robert " Rosie " Rosenthal had during World War II . After returning to Thorpe Abbotts as the only surviving airplane , Rosenthal continued his servicefor the U.S. Army Air Forces . In September 1944 , almost a year after the Munster Raid , Rosenthal ’s airplane was shot down , and he sustained a broken arm and nose . Luckily , he was rescue by the Free French and apace return to serve . In 1945 , he nearly died once again while bombard Berlin , stay with his damaged plane just before it explode at 1,000 ft .
in the end , Rosie Rosenthal survived World War II , despite the various planer crashes and accidents he was a part of . After his military service , Rosenthal service as an supporter to the U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremburg Trials . He interrogated Hermann Göring , a German politico and military loss leader . Later , hemarried Phillis Heller and the two had three tike . Rosenthal died in 2007 in White Plains , New York , long after the effect ofMasters of the Air .
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