Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War Ii (Hardcover)

In June 1943 the quiet English countryside around the village of Ridgewell in northwest Essex was transformed by the arrival of the 381st Bomb Group with its B-17 Flying Fortresses. The subsequent battle in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-airmen with the Mighty Eighth, striking 297 times at Hitler's 'Fortress Europe' and dropping over 22,000 tons of ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was 131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing in action, sustained during the course of a fiercely contested struggle stretching over 1000 days.

General

Imprint:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2000
Authors:	Ron Mackay
Dimensions:	279 x 216 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7643-1063-8
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Aircraft: general interest Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN:	0-7643-1063-1
Barcode:	9780764310638

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