"Masters of the Air: Emotional Airman and Tom Hanks' Advice"

Wing Commander Col Ryan Garlow of the U.S. Air Force was moved to tears by the depiction of a failed 1943 bombing raid involving his step-grandfather in the war drama "Masters of the Air." The episode portrayed the harrowing reality of the mission, which resulted in devastating losses for the Eighth Air Force. Col Garlow, now based at RAF Mildenhall, expressed the importance of telling the story and carrying on the legacy of the "Bloody Hundredth" bomb group, despite the high risks and hardships faced by the crews during the operation.