by Burma Banshees | Aug 2, 2026 | Burma Banshee FaceBook Page
Long before the 89th Fighter Squadron ever saw the Assam Valley, the men who would become the Burma Banshees were learning their trade on home soil — at Mitchell Field, New York. The footage below captures a piece of that training: pilots working on wing shooting,...
by Burma Banshees | Aug 1, 2026 | Burma Banshee FaceBook Page
The bridges could wait one day. For weeks the 89th Fighter Squadron had been going after the spans across Burma — the rail lines, the river crossings, the choke points that kept the Japanese army fed and moving. But war in the China-Burma-India theater wasn’t...
by Burma Banshees | Jul 30, 2026 | Books
💥 Attention Burma Banshees & 80th Fighter Group Fans! For WWII aviation fans—and specifically followers of the legendary Burma Banshees (80th Fighter Group)—this book is an absolute treasure. Before flying dangerous missions in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater,...
by Burma Banshees | Jul 29, 2026 | Burma Banshee FaceBook Page
October 26, 1943. Operations Order Number 40. Fifty-two pilots. Ten missions. Takeoffs beginning at 0910 and running through 1435 in the afternoon. The day started with Captain S. Combs (89th) leading Mission F-230 off the strip at 0910 — eight aircraft in the Bomb...
