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| '''Scott McElvain''' <br/>9/29/2003 1:40:25 PM 
| The AFHRA (forget what the last &quot;A&quot; is for) is the repository and clearinghouse for Air Force Historical materials and is at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama 36112-6424.  They have the original Control Tower log books, monthly historical reports and a lot of other 401st supporting materials.  I had the pleasure of purusing these items on a trip I recently took.  You can purchase both microfilm rolls which contain all 401st materials (Rolls BO488 and BO489, Title/call nos. GP-401-HI) for $30 per roll.  You need to send a check or money order made payable to &quot;DDO, 6607&quot; to ATTN:Microfilm Order, AFHRA/RSA, 600 Chenault Circle, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6424.  Specify which rolls you want to order.<br/>  
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| '''Scott McElvain''' <br/>9/30/2003 1:48:54 PM 
| The microfilm is 16mm and has roughly 2000 documents on each roll.  I was told that all the 401st info is on the two rolls, but there may be other non-401st info on the rolls.<br/>  
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| '''Scott McElvain''' <br/>10/5/2003 11:35:00 AM 
| AFHRA stands for Air Force Historical Research Agency and they do have a website.  Just do a search on AFHRA.  They also have an e-mail point of contact.<br/>  
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| '''Win Bryson''' <br/>10/14/2003 11:52:14 PM 
| 1. My AFHRA experience mostly pre-dates E-mail & web-sites - I used &quot;snail-mail&quot;. The AFHRA staff has always been very, very helpful and very, very understaffed.  So their replies have always been very thorough and thoughtful - it just takes a long time. <br/> <br/> 2. When I asked the AFHRA's about their 401BG records, their reply &quot;overview&quot; of microfilm rolls available included that:<br/> a. Microfilming was hurriedly done; resulting in<br/> b. Most rolls include a mix of things from different Units; and <br/> c. The quality/clarity of the images varies greatly from good to poor (barely readable).<br/> <br/> 3. The following is my consolidation of info I received from the AFHRA over a period of time regarding microfilm rolls available that relate to the 401BG. (There may be more, but this is as far as I went).<br/> <br/> Roll #A0647, frames 985-1555 are 613SQ operational histories by-month (Oct. '44 is one month, for example, covered in frames 1266-1298);<br/> <br/> Roll #B0488, frames 396-2071 contain photo collages, Bluebook pages, Group operational reports (by-month) through deactivation in 1945. (I purchased this roll).<br/> <br/> Roll #B0489, according to an &quot;index&quot; includes two 401BG groups of items (but I don;t know the details): <br/> &quot;GP-401-SU-OP-S&quot;: frames 4-82, from Aug.'44 to Apr.'45 (support/operations); and<br/> &quot;GP-401-SU-RE&quot;: frames 83-137, Nov.'43 to Mat '45.<br/> <br/> 4. There are other 401BG &quot;related&quot; rolls that I don't know enough about to know if useful or of interest.  For example:<br/> <br/> Rolls #07072 and #A5998, frames ?, are 8th USAAF Mission Reports and planning and post-action assessments.<br/> <br/> 5. Sorry this is so long-winded, but there's a lot of great resources &quot;out there&quot; .  <br/>  
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