Author: Frederick A Johnsen
Flying at 25,000 feet, loaded with 6000 pounds of bombs, bristling with thirteen .50 caliber machine guns, and with a highly trained and motivated flight crew, the B-17 Flying Fortress became the physical symbol of Americas Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Arrayed against the Eighth Air Force was Nazi Germanys veteran, battle tested air armada the Luftwaffa.
But the B-17 didnt go to war alone. The Eighth Air Force also deployed some of the most famous aircraft: the rugged B-24 Liberator, the nimble P-38 Lightning, the P-47 Thunderbolt with its four pairs of deadly wing mounted .50 caliber machine guns, and the quick and high flying P-51 Mustang.
Hardcover, 8-1/4" x 10-5/8", 128 pages, 50 color, 150 b/w
Format: Softbound
Pages: 128
Length: 8.25w x 10.5h
ISBN-13: 9780760313404
ISBN: 0760313407
Catalog ID: 135822AP