8th Air Force

American Heavy Bomber Groups in England 1942-1945

• Author(s): Gregory Pons,
• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 2915239827
  ISBN_13: 9782915239829
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Military / Aviation & Space ,

Description:... Americas strategy for complete victory over Nazi Germany called for the utter destruction of major its major industrial areas. These raids were carried out as early as 1942 by hundreds of heavy bombers from the US 8th Air Force, based in England.

The descriptions of combat missions flown by B-17 crews over occupied Europe and the Reich are illustrated with official and private pictures taken from the personal albums of pilots, crew members, mechanics and Air Force photographers.