

Escape Map
During ww2, every US Airmen was issued with Escape kit, which contained silk map for escape, some chocolate, medicine and 20 dollars to...


One Mission to Ploesti: A World War II Adventure of an Airman's Escape and Rescue
We are very glad to present this book written by one of the airmen, Robert P. Moore rescued during Halyard mission. It was published in...


January 24. 1944.
On this day, two B-17 Flying fortresses crashed in Serbia, while coming back from a mission to Sofia, Bulgaria. Those were the first...


Ploesti bombing campaign
Ploesti oil fields in Romania were main source of oil for Nazi Germany. Therefore they were considered key target for Allied bombers....


Happy New year!
Members of Halyard mission (Arthur Jibilian, on the left, and Nick Lalich, on the right), visit rescued airmen King and Orsini in...


Last evacuation of Halyard mission
On this day, 75 years ago, last evacuation of Halyard mission took place from airstrip near Boljanić village in northern Bosnia. With...


On this day 75 years ago...
... Halyard mission was situated in Boljanić, Bosnia. After journey to south and failed attempt to make airstrip in Nišići near Sarajevo,...
Complete list of rescued Airmen during Halyard mission
After years of searching through archival resources, we proudly present a complete list of rescued airmen during Halyard Mission. Our...