Friday is a historic day for both the City of Savannah and the United States.
Eighty years ago, Jan. 28, 1942, the charter for the Eighth Air Force was created in a former National Guard Armory, 1108 Bull St. in Savannah. Its main objective was two-fold: first, to cripple Hitler’s war-making capabilities by destroying factories and taking out transportation lines; and second, to clear the skies of the Luftwaffe so that an allied landing on continental Europe would be possible.