Ron Mackay

The First Combat Bomb Wing in World War II

Buch

This is a study of one of the 8th USAAF's sub-units. The 1st Combat Bomb Wing (1CBW), created on 13 September 1943, was preceded first by the 1st Bomb Wing, and then the 101st Provisional Bomb Wing, which included the 91BG as an element. By then, the 91BG was joined by the 351BG and 381BG, with the 351BG later displaced by the 398BG. The operational experience of these units virtually spanned the entire 33 months of the Mighty Eighth's existence and the often costly but finally successful campaign to deny Hitler's Germany the means with which to pursue its warped dreams of conquest.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-7643-4375-9
EAN: 9780764343759
Produktnummer: 19350407
Verlag: Schiffer Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Masse: H27.9 cm x B21.5 cm 1'560 g
Abbildungen: 302 colour & b/w photos
Gewicht: 1560

Über den Autor

Ron Mackayâs interest in military aviation began during WWII. The local Coastal Command airfield at his birthplace of Wick, in northern Scotland, provided a wealth of British and American designs with which to stimulate his interest; postwar National Service with the RAF sustained that interest. A working knowledge of German has further extended his field of study into the Luftwaffe. To date, he has produced 25 books covering the aforementioned Allied and Axis Air Forces that include several co-authored projects; a further number are in the process of completion.