The Bloody Hundredth
“The true story of the men who inspired Masters of the Air.”
The men of the 100th Bomb Group flew B-17s over Nazi Germany, surviving flak and fighter attacks that killed thousands of their peers. Now in their late nineties, pilots like Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal (archive footage) and John "Lucky" Luckadoo sit down to recall the raids, the friends they lost, the weight of coming home. What Herzog and Bouzereau find in their voices is that survival itself became a kind of burden they carried all their lives.
John 'Lucky' Luckadooas Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group
Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthalas Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)
John A. Clarkas Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group
Harry Crosbyas Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)
Joseph Armaninias Self - Bombardier, 100th Bomb Group
Frank Murphyas Self - Navigator, 100th Bomb Group
Owen 'Cowboy' Roaneas Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group
Donald L. Milleras Self - Author, Masters of the Air
Seth Paridonas Self - Historian, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
Franklin D. Rooseveltas Self - United States President (archive footage)
Bruce Alshouseas Self - Tail Gunner, 100th Bomb Group
Robert Wolffas Self - Pilot, 100th Bomb Group
Gene Bankstonas Self - Togglier, 100th Bomb Group (archive footage)
Thomas Jeffreyas Self - Commander, 100th Bomb Group, May 1955-February 1945
Dr. Conrad C. Craneas Self - SSI Senior Historian, US Army War College
Gen. (Ret.) Curtis Lemayas Self - Cmdr., 3rd Bombardment Division (voice) (archive sound)
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ira Eakeras Self - Commander., 8th Air Force, 1942-1944 (archive footage)
Randall Hansenas Self - Author, Fire and Fury
Gen. (Ret.) James Doolittleas Self - Cmdr., 8th Air Force, 1994-1954 (voice) (archive sound)
Dr. Tami Davis Biddleas Self - Author, Rhetoric and Reality in Air Warfare
