B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO
Author: William N Hess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012-12-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782008373


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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. Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has long been waiting to write a definitive account on 'his air force'.


B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO
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Pages: 196
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-20 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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