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Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division (USAAF)
Martin Bowman
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Description for Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division (USAAF)
Paperback. As part of the "AHT" series, which deals with airfields, this book concentrates on Norfolk and Suffolk. It looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, and what remains. It also explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would go. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 photos 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 1DBKEAS; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Norfolk and Suffolk. The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. A total of 95, 948 sorties were flown in 493 operational missions by the division's B-24s, dropping 199,883 tons of bombs. Targets attacked ranged from Norway in the north, as far east as Poland and Romania, while several Mediterranean countries were reached from temporary bases in North Africa. Six 2nd Air Division groups received ... Read more
As part of the AHT series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Norfolk and Suffolk. The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. A total of 95, 948 sorties were flown in 493 operational missions by the division's B-24s, dropping 199,883 tons of bombs. Targets attacked ranged from Norway in the north, as far east as Poland and Romania, while several Mediterranean countries were reached from temporary bases in North Africa. Six 2nd Air Division groups received ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
350 g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844155477
SKU
V9781844155477
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Ref
99-1
About Martin Bowman
Martin Bowman is one of Britain's foremost aviation historians and has written many books and articles. He lives in Norwich.
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