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Book The 25th Bomb Group  Rcn  in World War II

Download or read book The 25th Bomb Group Rcn in World War II written by Norman Malayney and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USAAF entered WWII lacking technical expertize in photo recon. A program to establish an independent organization within the 8th AF equipped with Mosquito aircraft reached fruition with the formation of the 25th BG in August 1944 at Watton, England. The 25BG had two squadrons assigned to gather meteorologic data and observations. The 652BS operated B-17/B-24s over the Atlantic, while 653BS flew Mosquitos over the continent. The 654BS flying Mosquitos performed RCM Chaff dispensing missions, day and night photography, and also supported OSS development of the Joan-Eleanor program and operations to communicate with agents deep inside enemy territory.

Book An Accounting of the 25th Bomb Group  RNC  SP

Download or read book An Accounting of the 25th Bomb Group RNC SP written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The 3rd S A D   25th Bomb Group in Norfolk

Download or read book The 3rd S A D 25th Bomb Group in Norfolk written by Peter Bodle and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Accounting of the 25th Bomb Group  RCN  SP   8th Air Force WWII  Watton  England  1944 1945

Download or read book An Accounting of the 25th Bomb Group RCN SP 8th Air Force WWII Watton England 1944 1945 written by Claude C. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1946* with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The US Eighth Air Force in World War II

Download or read book The US Eighth Air Force in World War II written by William J. Daugherty and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When America entered World War II in 1941, it was first left to the Army Air Forces to take the fight to Germany. In January 1942 the US Eighth Air Force was created and ordered to England, even though it was without men, equipment, or airplanes. This is the story of Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker’s two years with VIII Bomber Command and later as commander of the Eighth, as he worked to grow it into a force capable of striking German targets from above twenty thousand feet. Initially promised one hundred airplanes and the men to fly them, he soon discovered “his” bombers were often diverted to the North Africa and Pacific theaters. Along the way Eaker faced other critical issues, including atrocious weather, heavy casualties, and the absence of escort fighters. Meanwhile, the head of the Army Air Forces, General “Hap” Arnold, clashed with and criticized Eaker for not flying more missions with more airplanes. Ultimately, as the air war unfolded, the war of words behind the scenes continued until the generals reached a point of irreconcilable differences and Arnold relieved Eaker of command. In spite of this, the “Mighty Eighth Air Force” continued to pummel the Germans. Not once, not even in the two absolute worst air battles of the war—the Schweinfurt missions of 1943, each of which cost one of every four bombers and six hundred–plus men for each mission—did the Eighth ever turn back before reaching their target. Not until after the first two years was there a fighter that could escort the heavy bombers, the B-17s and B-24s, even partway into Germany, much less to targets near the Vienna border, and return. The story of the first two years of the “Mighty Eighth Air Force” in many senses presents an even stronger case for heroism, dedication, and simple self-sacrifice than that depicting events in the final seventeen months.

Book The Liberandos

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  • Author : James W. Walker
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 650 pages

Download or read book The Liberandos written by James W. Walker and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is about the men of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, one of the most famous and heavily decorated units of World War II. It is derived from the personal documents, letters, and words of its veterans, as well as from official records. The Group was unique in that itwas the only American heavy bomb group activated in overseas combat, the first American unit to bomb "Fortress Europe", and the first group to be based on the European continent.

Book The Story of the Crusaders

Download or read book The Story of the Crusaders written by Barnett B. Young and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond

Download or read book The Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond written by Rob Morris and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of a legendary World War II bomb group

Book 47th Bombardment Group  L

Download or read book 47th Bombardment Group L written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 47th Bomb Group (L) contained the 84th, 85th, 86th, and 97th squadrons, plus Headquarters.

Book Revenge of the Red Raiders

Download or read book Revenge of the Red Raiders written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Revenge of the Red Raiders takes the reader on an unforgettable journey with America's young airmen across the war zones of the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensively researched and definitive account of one of America's premier Army Air Force bombardment units follows the 22nd Bomb Group from its prewar Stateside formation and training, through its deployment to Northern Australia during the earliest days of WWII, to the end of the conflict on the island of Okinawa"--Publisher's website.

Book The 390th Bomb Group Anthology

Download or read book The 390th Bomb Group Anthology written by Wilbert H. Richarz and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 390th Bomb Group Anthology includes 83 stories written by 45 members of the 390th Bomb Group relating their personal adventures during the World War II years. of 1943, 1944, and 1945. The stories include combat briefs, mission stories, humor in the midst of war, evasion, and imprisonment after being shot down. Some of the stories were written as they happened during the war years while others are recollections of those events so prominent in the mins of those who lived them. The reader will be provided new insight into the war in the air by these personal accounts. The 390th Bomb Group was one of the most famous units in the Eighth Air Force. This unit flew 301 missions against Hitler's "Fortress Europe." This effort had a profound affect on the outcome of World War II in Europe.

Book The 410th Bomb Group in World War II

Download or read book The 410th Bomb Group in World War II written by and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Mosquito in the USAAF

Download or read book The Mosquito in the USAAF written by Tony Fairbairn and published by Air World. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of the US’s British aircraft acquisition “examin[es] the role [the USSAF] played in reconnaissance, special operations, and night fighting.” —Air & Space Power History On 20 April 1941, a group of distinguished Americans visited the de Havilland Aircraft Company’s airfield at Hatfield, England. The party was there ostensibly to gain an insight into how various US aircraft supplied to Britain were performing, as well as to observe some of the latest British products being put through their paces. The eighteen types on display included both US and British bombers and fighters. But the star of the day was undoubtedly the de Havilland Mosquito. Having first flown only a few months earlier, the aircraft was demonstrated by none other than Geoffrey de Havilland. Striving to impress the trans-Atlantic visitors, de Havilland provided an outstanding display of speed and manoeuvrability. It was a routine that left the Americans in no doubt as to the Mosquito’s abilities. Following America’s entry into WWII, formal requests for Mosquitoes began in earnest. A steady flow of the photographic reconnaissance version were provided to what would become the USAAF’s 25th Bomb Group at Watton, England. There they served with distinction in a variety of specialist roles. A number of these Mosquitoes served with the 492nd Bomb Group at Harrington and were involved in the so-called “Joan-Eleanor” project. Finally, in 1945, the USAAF received much-anticipated night fighter Mosquitoes which enjoyed combat success with the 416th Night Fighter Squadron in Italy. In this highly illustrated work, the author explores the full story of why the Americans wanted Mosquitoes, how they went about obtaining them, and their noted success and popularity with USAAF units.

Book Strikes

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  • Author : Ross E. Harlan
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Strikes written by Ross E. Harlan and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The courage and sacrifices of the men and women who helped defeat fascism and preserve our basic freedoms are memorialized in this retelling of the role of the 323rd Bomb Group during World War II. Having served as Intelligence Officer and Executive Officer, the author provides firsthand details of the Groups training and achievements, starting at MacDill Field, Tampa, Florida, in the summer of 42, where the pilots first learned to master their temperamental B-26 bombers. The narrative is supplemented by many photographs and a Scrapbook section including such supplemental materials as news clippings, military documents, obituaries, and a long, revealing letter by a special friend of the author who was one of the great pilots in the group.

Book The 351st Bomb Group in WWII

Download or read book The 351st Bomb Group in WWII written by Ken Harbour and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book In Defense of Freedom

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  • Author : Wolfgang W. E. Samuel
  • Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • Release : 2015-04-30
  • ISBN : 1626745943
  • Pages : 588 pages

Download or read book In Defense of Freedom written by Wolfgang W. E. Samuel and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-seven stories in this book serve as a graphic reminder of the selfless heroism of America's World War II Army Air Forces flyers and how necessary they were to achieve Allied victory. Wolfgang Samuel and the pilots he interviewed reveal the peril these men faced to achieve a daunting task, impossible without their bravery. And their sacrifices were stunning—American bomber crews suffered the highest casualties (KIA, MIA, POW, wounded) of all American armed services in World War II. The stories preserved in this book bear that grave danger out. A member of a heavy bomber crew in the 8th Air Force in the period from mid-1942 to spring 1944 was less likely to survive than a US Marine fighting on Iwo Jima or Okinawa. The stories in this unique book are about men who went face to face with their adversaries, who saw their buddies die, who crashed planes, and who became prisoners of war. Many later went on to become the backbone of the postwar Air Force, serving in Korea and Vietnam and during the Cold War. Young Ken Chilstrom led a flight of eight A-36 fighter bombers on a low-level foray in Italy. Only he and two others came home. Bob Hoover thought he could take on the entire German air force, but on his first mission he was shot down, nearly perished, and suffered the remainder of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. Wolfgang Samuel's new book is all about men like Ken, Bob, and the many friends they lost, who saw World War II through to the end and gave freedom to so many others.

Book History of the 409th Bomb Group  L

Download or read book History of the 409th Bomb Group L written by and published by . This book was released on 1996* with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: