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Liberators Over Norwich
Mackay, Ron, Jr.; Bailey, Mike; Scorza, Darin
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Num Pages: 331 pages, over 460 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1960. The 458th Bomb Group (H), 8th USAAF at Horsham St. Faith 1944-1945. 331 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBW. Dimension: 289 x 224 x 34. Weight: 1962.
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns – ‘Big Week’, ‘Big B’, D-Day and the assault on Germany’s oil industry – waged by the USAAF up to VE-Day. The group also tested the operational use of ‘Azon’ radio-controlled bombs. The 458th flew a total of 240 missions, during which over 13,000 tons of ordnance was dropped, and was achieved at the cost of sixty-five crews MIA or involved in operational accidents. This is their complete history.
The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns – ‘Big Week’, ‘Big B’, D-Day and the assault on Germany’s oil industry – waged by the USAAF up to VE-Day. The group also tested the operational use of ‘Azon’ radio-controlled bombs. The 458th flew a total of 240 missions, during which over 13,000 tons of ordnance was dropped, and was achieved at the cost of sixty-five crews MIA or involved in operational accidents. This is their complete history.
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764335150
SKU
V9780764335150
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About Mackay, Ron, Jr.; Bailey, Mike; Scorza, Darin
Ron Mackay’s 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. ... Read more
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