B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO

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B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO

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Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout.

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.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE
THE NUCLEUS

CHAPTER TWO
NORTH AFRICA

CHAPTER THREE
FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE

APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX

Product details

Published Dec 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782009047
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 79 b/w; 16 col
Series Combat Aircraft
Short code COM 38
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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William N Hess

William N Hess is the official historian for the A…

Illustrator

Mark Styling

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