ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England – The official emblem of the 100th Bomb Group was approved in March 1944, 68 years before it was affixed to the nose of the 100th BG’s successor, the 100th Air Refueling Wing. The four-headed eagle represents the four squadrons of the original 100th BG. The blue background stands for the clear skies of the 100th’s perilous daylight bombing missions. The cloud under the eagle represents the many hours flying tight formation through dense cloud cover. The eagle’s wings are gold because the 100th’s cause is just. The eagle’s talons are each clutching a bomb of justice. The red shield represents the blood of freedom and the ultimate sacrifice paid by the young Airmen of the 100th BG. The shield’s standard is a century plant which blooms once every hundred years, representing the unit’s nickname “Century Bombers” and now, “Century Tankers.” (File photo)
PHOTO BY:
Unknown
VIRIN:
120314-F-XX873-001.JPG
FULL SIZE:
0.58 MB
CAMERA
N/A
LENS
N/A
APERTURE
N/A
No camera details available.
IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN
Read More
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release.
If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other
DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at
https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations,
which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and
trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings
regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.