B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force (part 1): Pt.1 (Combat Aircraft) - Softcover

Bowman, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841760218 ISBN 13: 9781841760216

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

The Boeing B-17 has come to epitomise the American war effort in Europe, the huge four-engined heavy day bomber taking the fight to Germany from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. The primary operator of the Flying Fortress in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth'. This volume, which is the first of two dealing exclusively with the 'Mighty Eighth', covers the 15 Bomb Groups of the First Air Division, each of which controlled four squadrons. The evolution of the force is traced through first-hand accounts of those individuals that took part in the action.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

About the Author:

Norwich-based Martin Bowman has written several volumes on the Mosquito, plus countless works on the USAAF. Mark has illustrated several books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841760218
• ISBN 13: 9781841760216
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 116
• Illustrator: Styling Mark