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PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-100764318853
ISBN-139780764318856
eBay Product ID (ePID)30758828
Product Key Features
Book Title44th Bomb Group in World War II : the Flying Eight-Balls over Europe in the B-24
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRon Mackay
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height9.2 in
Item Weight50.2 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-105589
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes1 vol.
SynopsisThe 44th Bomb Group, which flew the B-24 Liberator, was the "pioneer" unit for what evolved from the "Mighty Eighth's" 2nd Bomb Wing into a full-scale Bomb (and later Air) Division. The Group amassed an impressive 343 missions and won two Distinguished Unit Citations between November 1942 and April 1945, dropping nearly 19,000 tons of ordnance in the process including the legendary August 1943 Ploesti mission. These statistics were achieved at a material cost of around 200 aircraft, and a human cost of some 2,000 airmen MIA, as the 8th USAAF focused its strategic bombing campaign in the face of determined Luftwaffe opposition.
LC Classification NumberD790.M219 2003
