B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO
Download or Read eBook B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO PDF written by William N Hess and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-12-20 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : William N Hess |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2012-12-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781782008378 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1782008373 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO by : William N Hess
Book excerpt: Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing. Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has long been waiting to write a definitive account on 'his air force'.
