POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) – Major news from the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, the re-location of an extraordinary artifact of World War II aviation history.
A B-24 Liberator from the collection of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Barksdale Air Force Base is now coming to Savannah.
“Our main priority is the preservation of the historic bomber, Rupert the Roo II,” said Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, Eighth Air Force and the Joint-Global Strike Operations Center commander. “By rehoming to the Mighty Eighth Museum, it will allow the artifact to be kept alive and well for generations – a gift made possible not only by the Air Force, but generous benefactors who understand the importance of WWII heritage.”…