Includes history of various bomb groups, pictures and biographies of bombardiers, and history of the development of bombing equipment.
The statement by French General Foch prior to World War II that "aviation is a good sport, but for the Army it is useless" could not have been further from...
Every morning, he vowed to hold on to it for just one more day.This is Glenn's incredible story of resilience in the waning days of the Second World War and his safe return home to complete college and pursue an engineering career in the ...
The pilot made a wheel landing on the front wheels and when the tail hit the mud it was pretty smooth. Four other men in our squadron, Lt. O. H. Lynch, Sgt. D. W. Dykes, Cpl. A. L. Butcher, and Cpl. N. L. Gillis, ...
This book follows Ayesh’s progress from his youth during the Great Depression in Wichita, Kansas, which was rapidly becoming the air capital of the nation, to his arrival in England as a lieutenant in a bomber crew assigned to assault the ...
This volume completes his military experience.
Air Force Combat Units of World War II
Entering the Army Air Corps at 18 in 1943 after leaving his loving and religious family, Charles "Norm" Stevens was suddenly among men of many backgrounds, some differing markedly from his. The contrast served to emphasize his innocence.
The true story of an American soldier in World War II, who spent time in a German POW camp, as told to his granddaughter and history student.
Lena Horne sings it with Charlie Barnet's Orchestra. I don't know whether you have ever heard it or not. It certainly is swell to get your letters. You don't realize how much it means to get mail out here. By the way, if you know any ...
Dean passed Carl Carden bent over some figures at the navigator's desk and stepped up onto the raised platform holding the bombardier's chair. Perched on this seat, Dean experienced the sensation of being suspended in air with only ...