The Mighty Eighth in World War II.

The Mighty Eighth in World War II.

In May 1942, five months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the first aircraft and crews of the newly-formed Eighth US Army Air Force arrived in England. Over the next two years their numbers swelled to a massive and powerful force of bombers and fighters described by one USAAF General as 'the...

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Main Author: Smith, Graham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Luton : Andrews UK, 2011.
Series:Aviation History.
Subjects:
McLaughlin, J. Kemp, > 1918-
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th > Biography.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th > History.
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Air Force, 8th
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military operations, Aerial > American
Biographies
History
Personal narratives > American
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:In May 1942, five months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the first aircraft and crews of the newly-formed Eighth US Army Air Force arrived in England. Over the next two years their numbers swelled to a massive and powerful force of bombers and fighters described by one USAAF General as 'the greatest striking force the world has ever known'. They occuped no less than 67 airfields in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire and Hertfordshire, and added a huge ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages)
ISBN:9781846748097
1846748097
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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