494th Bombardment Group (H) History WWII
Author : David H. Rogers
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author : David H. Rogers
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN :
Author : James T. Controvich
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,26 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810850101
This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Author : James W. Walker
Publisher :
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN :
This story is about the men of the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group, one of the most famous and heavily decorated units of World War II. It is derived from the personal documents, letters, and words of its veterans, as well as from official records. The Group was unique in that itwas the only American heavy bomb group activated in overseas combat, the first American unit to bomb "Fortress Europe", and the first group to be based on the European continent.
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,53 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Flight crews
ISBN : 1563112434
The 450th Bomb Group (H) contained the 720th, 721st, 722nd, and 723rd squdrons.
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 2000
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1563115786
The anthology of the 379th Bombardment Group (H) is a comprehensive collection of 800 pages of words, numbers and historic photographs that provide significance to the Best Bomb Group"" in The Mighty Eighth Air Force.""
Author :
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1681622718
“This document is intended to cover the history of the Fifth Bombardment Group from the era immediately preceding WWII, through the war years until V-J Day 1945. It is presented against a summary background of the entire life of the organization.”
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 29,76 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780913511053
"Revenge of the Red Raiders takes the reader on an unforgettable journey with America's young airmen across the war zones of the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. This comprehensively researched and definitive account of one of America's premier Army Air Force bombardment units follows the 22nd Bomb Group from its prewar Stateside formation and training, through its deployment to Northern Australia during the earliest days of WWII, to the end of the conflict on the island of Okinawa"--Publisher's website.
Author : Major Charles J. Westgate III
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 25,25 MB
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1786256568
This paper presents an analysis of the 306th Bomb Group’s contributions during World War II. Rather than providing a simple recounting of the various dates and accomplishments, the paper analyzes some of the key indicators and statistics of the group’s performance. In particular, the paper focuses on comparing aircraft losses and bombing results of the 306th with the Eighth Air Force’s. The analysis also examined other areas, such as: mission aborts, enemy aircraft claimed destroyed, weather conditions over target, bombing methods used, presence of fighter escorts, and strength of enemy air defenses (enemy fighter aircraft and flak). The purpose of the analysis was to gain a better understanding of the group’s overall performance within the bigger scope of the Eighth Air Force’s war effort. The analysis was conducted in three steps. First, the archives of the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) were searched for statistics on the 306th. Next, similar statistics were collected for the Eighth Air Force. Finally, the data for the two units was analyzed and compared, to aid in determining conclusions. To facilitate the last step of the research, the air war was divided into four periods. The goals and objectives for each period were used as criteria to grade the unit’s effectiveness. In general, the study concluded that the 306th Bomb Group was a “typical” B-17 bomber group in World War II. When comparing the various statistics and graphs provide in this paper, we see that in most cases there was little difference in the data for the 306th and the Eighth Air Force. However, the statistics do not tell the whole story. As one of the cadre groups of the Eighth Air Force, many of the improvements and lessons learned during the early period of the war were at the expense of the 306th. These early lessons and experiments were important and led to the improvements that saved many lives and brought an end to the war.
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 1961
Category : United States
ISBN : 1428915850
Author : Robin L. Rielly
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 2008-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1935149911
The untold story of ferocious air and naval combat during the WWII Battle of Okinawa—drawn from primary sources and survivor interviews. This is the story of an overlooked yet significant aerial and naval battle during the American assault on Okinawa in the spring of 1945. While losses to America’s main fleet are well recorded, less well known is the terrific battle waged on the radar picket line, the fleet’s outer defense against Japanese marauders. Weaving together the experiences of the ships and their crews—drawn from ship and aircraft action reports, ship logs, and personal interviews—historian Robin L. Reilly recounts one of the most ferocious air and naval battles in history. The US fleet—and its accompanying airpower—was so massive that the Japanese could only rely on suicide attacks to inflict critical damage. Of the 206 ships that served on radar picket duty, twenty-nine percent were sunk or damaged by Japanese air attacks, making theirs the most hazardous naval surface duty in World War II. The great losses were largely due to relentless kamikaze attacks, but also resulted from the improper use of support gunboats, failure to establish land-based radar at the earliest possible time, the assignment of ships ill-equipped for picket duty, and, as time went on, crew fatigue. US air cover during the battle is also described in full, as squadrons dashed from their carriers and land bases to intercept the Japanese swarms, resulting in constant melees over the fleet.