Douglas Havoc and Boston: the DB-7/A-20 series
Douglas Havoc and Boston: the DB-7/A-20 series
By war's end the Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber boasted a lowest loss per sortie than any other USAAF twin-engine bomber. The B-26 was used extensively on missions leading up to D-Day.
"The Kampfflieger are relatively unknown within aviation circles, although many of them had careers as distinguished as those of their fighter-pilot counterparts. The men of the bomber crews did not enjoy the luxury of combat tours -- they flew until they died or became unfit fo…
Kampfflieger: bomber crewman of the Luftwaffe 1939-45
by Hook, Adam, Stedman, Robert F.
fromWarrior series
Kampfflieger: bomber crewman of the Luftwaffe 1939-45
by Hook, Adam, Stedman, Robert F.
fromWarrior series
The Kampfflieger are relatively unknown within aviation circles, although many of them had careers as distinguished as those of their fighter-pilot counterparts. The men of the bomber crews did not enjoy the luxury of combat tours - they flew until they died or became unfit for …
"The exploits of two-seater reconnaissance and bomber aircraft in World War 1 are often overshadowed by dashing fighter pilots that either protected or threatened them. But between them, these two types performed the oldest and most strategically vital tasks of military aviation…
"The exploits of two-seater reconnaissance and bomber aircraft in World War 1 are often overshadowed by dashing fighter pilots that either protected or threatened them. But between them, these two types performed the oldest and most strategically vital tasks of military aviation…
Reconnaissance and bomber aces of World War 1
by Guttman, Jon
fromOsprey aircraft of the aces
Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft performed the oldest and most strategically vital aerial task of World War 1 - a task that required them to return with the intelligence they gathered at all costs. Bo…