2 OSPREY: B17 Flying Fortresses of 8th Air Force + Mustang Aces of 8th Air Force

Description: OSPREY AVIATION series Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends For sale, these two books in this series - #8 and #41, both books together for one money B-17 Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force - ISBN 84-8372-571-1The earlier volume of "Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends" from Osprey Aviation (not shown here) - being sold in this group of two books - is B-17 Flying Fortresses of the Eighth Air Force. It is the first of their two volumes dealing exclusively with the 'Mighty Eighth' Air Force. The author of this is Martin Bowman. The Boeing B-17 has come to epitomize the American war effort in Europe during World War II (1939-1945). The four-engined heavy day bomber took the fight to Germany from the late summer of 1942 through to VE-Day. The primary operator of the Flying Fortress in Western Europe was the 'Mighty Eighth', which controlled no fewer than 27 bomb groups for much of the war. This #41 volume covers the 15 Bomb Groups of the 1st Air Division, each of which controlled four squadrons. The evolution of this force is traced through first-hand accounts of individuals who took part in the action. CONTENTS:Yankee Doodle Goes to WarSpreading the WealthDestination Schweinfurt'Big Week' and 'Big B'Final VictoryIt is in Very Good+ condition. 64 pages. Softcover. 2001. Illustrated with period images of aircraft and air crews. The ISBN for this volume: 84-8372-571-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force - ISBN 84-8372-222-4This volume of "Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends" from Osprey Aviation is Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force. It is the second of their two volumes dealing exclusively with the 'Mighty Eighth' Air Force, shown here in a stock photo. Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War II, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the plane of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the 'Mighty Eighth' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe's fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich. CONTENTS:Merlin's ReachNew BloodA Wilder PonyOutclassedAppendicesIn Very Good+ condition. 64 pages. Softcover. 1999. The author of this is Jerry Scutts. It is Illustrated with period images of aircraft and air crews. The ISBN for this volume: 84-8372-222-4.

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