44th Bombardment Group
44th Bombardment Group

Author: Turner Publishing Company Staff

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781563112713

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The renowned FLYING EIGHTBALLS! The record of the 44th Bombardment Group speaks for itself, evoking the courage, bravery, & sacrifice of the combatants & ground crew. Discover the story of one of the pioneers of Europe's air war through the history, personal accounts, biographies of veterans, & more!

47th Bombardment Group (L)
47th Bombardment Group (L)

Author:

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 156311240X

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The 47th Bomb Group (L) contained the 84th, 85th, 86th, and 97th squadrons, plus Headquarters.

40th Bombardment Group (VH) History
40th Bombardment Group (VH) History

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Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9780938021285

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The story of the 40th Bomb Group in the Pacific is told in this fantastic account - India, China, Tinian, Japan, etc.

The 44th Bomb Group in World War II
The 44th Bomb Group in World War II

Author: Ron Mackay

Publisher: Schiffer Military History

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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The 44th Bomb Group, which flew the B-24 Liberator, was the "pioneer" unit for what evolved from the "Mighty Eighth's" 2nd Bomb Wing into a full-scale Bomb (and later Air) Division. The Group amassed an impressive 343 missions and won two Distinguished Unit Citations between November 1942 and April 1945, dropping nearly 19,000 tons of ordnance in the process including the legendary August 1943 Ploesti mission. These statistics were achieved at a material cost of around 200 aircraft, and a human cost of some 2,000 airmen MIA, as the 8th USAAF focused its strategic bombing campaign in the face of determined Luftwaffe opposition.