Chronicles actor Jimmy Stewart's experiences as a bomber pilot for the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pear…
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During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German plan…
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while also drawing German plan…
The Aleutian Campaign occurred during the early years of the war. What was accomplished there has been obscurred by time and overshadowed by the more dramatic events of other war theaters. It was the only campaign fought on North American soil during the war. It was primarily an…
"General Douglas MacArthur is one of the towering figures of World War II, and indeed of the twentieth century, but his leadership of the second largest air force in the USAAF is often overlooked. When World War II ended, the three numbered air forces (the Fifth, Thirteenth and …
Mustang aces of the Eighth Air Force
by Scutts, Jerry, Holmes, Tony
fromOsprey aircraft of the aces
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Type: Book
This book details the history of the fighter pilots of the United States Air Force's 8th air squadron, and the fighter pilots of the United States Air Force's 352nd Fighter Group (also known as the 'Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney'). In addition, this book explores the design and h…
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.
