The 456th Bomb Group Association is pleased to announce that its periodic newsletter is now available electronically, right here on the web, including scanned copies of many of the earlier issues. Click the blue link below for the specified newsletter. Each of these is a PDF document, which will automatically load and display in a new window, and allow you to print  it as well (if you have Adobe Acrobat installed). If you do not have Acrobat, please visit www.adobe.com for a free copy of the program.

• Volume 3 Number 1 January 1990
• Volume 3 Number 2 April 1990
• Volume 3 Number 3 August 1990
• Volume 3 Number 4 November 1990

• Volume 4 Number 1 August 1991
• Volume 4 Number 2 January 1992
• Volume 4 Number 3 May 1992
• Volume 4 Number 4 July 1992
• Volume 4 Number 5 January 1993
• Volume 4 Number 6 June 1993
• Volume 4 Number 7 January 1994
• Volume 4 Number 8 May 1994
• Volume 4 Number 9 November 1994

• Volume 5 Number 1 April 1995
• Volume 5 Number 2 September 1995
• Volume 5 Number 3 April 1996
• Volume 5 Number 4 August 1996
• Volume 5 Number 5 November 1996

• Volume 6 Number 1 April 1997
• Volume 6 Number 2 January 1998
• Volume 6 Number 3 May 1998
• Volume 6 Number 4 December 1998

 ~ Volume 7 in progress ~

• Volume 7 Number 4 November 2003: Includes details on the 2003 New Orleans reunion, newly elected officers, Taps, stories, photos and letters. Note that the date given in the newsletter for the 2004 reunion has the wrong year. 
• The rest of volume 7 is scheduled to be scanned soon.

• October 2004: with a description and photos (color!) from the 2004 reunion in Riverside, new officers, a thanks to Jim Watkins, an excerpt from "Incident Over Mostar", Muroc training crash stories, letters and more. This is a PDF, about 700k download size and will open in a new window.
• March 2005: Includes chapter one from James "Bud" McIntosh's book "Recollections of a Young Aviator", plenty of details on the upcoming 2005 reunion, photos from 1944-45 Italy, "Flight of the Lady Corinne" by John S. Mapa, and all the regular columns. This file is a 1.3mb PDF and will open in a new window.
• August 2005: This issue is dedicated to the ground crews and support personnel that allowed the 456th to be successful in the air. With the Washington, DC, reunion fast approaching, the 28 pages and dozens of photos with a lengthy "Mail Call" make this issue one to stir the memories. This is a HUGE PDF file at 4.1mb!
• March 2006: With numerous photos from the 2005 reunion in Washington DC and the first part of a huge story called "The Bomb Group" by Doyle Fillers, this is a packed issue. Also dozens of letters and other photos, and the latest news on the 2006 reunion coming up in Covington, Kentucky.
• August 2006: With a continuation of "The Bomb Group" by Doyle Fillers, photos from the Veteran's Memorial Gardens in Balboa Park, San Diego, and the huge bronze B-24 sculpture just dedicated there, many letters and other photos, poetry, and more. Note that the hardcopy of this newsletter was not mailed out until November 1, 2006.
• December 2006: This issue concludes "The Bomb Group" by Doyle Fillers, has an extensive "Mail Call" section, and features a synopsis of the 2006 reunion in Cincinnati along with many photos. Also is a lengthy piece from Dale Shebilsky on his capture and torture at the hands of our Russian 'allies' after he was shot down. 
• Volume 9 Number 1 February 2008: On the back cover of this issue is a copy of an original artwork depicting Bernard Mayotte of the 745th by Robert Voorhees, used with permission and furnished by Michael Mayotte (son). In addition to the extensive "Mail Call" section there are many photos and a synopsis of the 2007 Gowen Field reunion, and a number of historical photos as well.

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