Through These Eyes: A World War II Eighth Air Force Combat Diary. By James Lee Hutchinson, Ed. Bloomington, Iowa: Authorhouse, 2005. Photographs. Bibliography. Tables, Pp. xiv, 367. $19.95 Paperback ISBN:1-4208-6644-3 and Bombs Away! World War II ...
A Wing and a Prayer: The "Bloody 100Th" Bomb Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in Action over Europe in World War II They began operations out of England in the spring of '43. They flew their "Flying Fortresses" almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of ...
US Eighth Air Force commander James Doolittle was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. [James Doolittle | AC]Atlantic Ocean U-575, a German Type VII-C submarine, was sunk in the north Atlantic north of the Azores by depth charges and gunfire from the Canadian frigate HMCS Prince ...
was instrumental in the development of the P-51 for use in long-range missions to escort Eighth Air Force heavy bombers on strategic bombing raids deep into enemy territory at a very critical time. This unit achieved the highest record of 701 enemy aircraft destroyed in air-to-air engagements...
was instrumental in the development of the P-51 for use in long-range missions to escort Eighth Air Force heavy bombers on strategic bombing raids deep into enemy territory at a very critical time. This unit achieved the highest record of 701 enemy aircraft destroyed in air-to-air engagements...
Battle Colors Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II 作者:Robert A·Watkins 页数:127 ISBN:9780764319877 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价
Into Life’s Schooldescribes what it was really like to fly into battle with the 8th Air Force in World War II. This is a gripping and original account of one man’s journey and the everyday drama of the 457th Bomb Group in action. In this true-life story, Cliff Digre hits us in...
The Official Chronology of the U.S. Army Airforce in World War IIUSAAF Chronology 1943JANUARY 1943FRIDAY, 1 JANUARY 1943CBI - INDIA-BURMA THEATER (10AF): In Burma, six B-25s attack the railroad bridge near Myitnge, claiming several hits on the target. The nearby airfield is alos ...
By far the best treatment of Eighth Air Force weather reconnaissance is Roger A. Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual (London: Jane’s Publishing Co., Ltd., 1984 ), pp. 89–92. Google Scholar Brig. Gen. Johnson to Lt. Col. John A. Brooks, III, “Weather Scouting Force,” Apr. 19,...
15 Jul 1943 Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, Lt. General Jacob Devers, commander of US Army Air Forces in Europe, Maj. General Ira Eaker, commander of the Eighth Air Force, and several Brigadier generals visited RAF Thurleigh. Secretary Stimson personally present the Congressional Medal of Honor...