B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2)

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2)
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-13 : 9781472800527
ISBN-10 : 1472800524
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Book Synopsis B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2) by : Martin Bowman

Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 2) written by Martin Bowman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boeing B-17, which has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, took the fight to Germans from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. Its primary operator in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth', who controlled 27 bomb groups for much of the war. This second of two volumes covers the 14 Bomb Groups of the Third Air Division. First hand accounts, period photography, profile artworks and nose art scrap views bring to life aircraft from each of the groups within the Third Air Division.


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