44th Bomb Group: The Flying Eightballs
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Publisher: Turner
Published: 1997-06-15
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ISBN-13: 9781563113291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 44th Bombardment Group contained the 66th, 67th, 68th, 506th, squadrons, and headquarters group.
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Publisher: Turner
Published: 1997-06-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781563113291
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 44th Bombardment Group contained the 66th, 67th, 68th, 506th, squadrons, and headquarters group.
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 445
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 355
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 355
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ron Mackay
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Turner Publishing Company Staff
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Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781563112713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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!
Author: United States. USAF Historical Division
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 856
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Bodle
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Published: 2016-02-19
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781781554951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStation 115-Shipdham is the unique story of 600 acres of Norfolk countryside in the center of the agricultural heartland of East Anglia. It was turned into a major Second World War airfield in ultra-quick order shortly after the start of hostilities in the early 1940s. Built on prime arable and dairy farmland, it is a mere 10 minutes flying time from the city of Norwich, between the Mid-Norfolk Market towns of Dereham and Watton. Station 115-Shipdham covers the gestation of the airfield from open arable farmland through the construction phase to its commissioning as a USAAF Heavy Bomber base in the front line of the greatest conflict that the world has ever seen. It then tracks the activities of the 44th Bomb Group (The Flying Eightballs) at the airfield during the latter stages of the War in some detail. It covers this period of the involvement of the USAAF 8the Air Force from a more personal and human view than many of the excellent books written on the more technical aspect of the war. It then moves on to describe the airfield s reversion to farmland in the 50s, 60 s and 70. Following this quieter period of its life it then traces the re-emergence of the airfield into an operating base for an air-taxi service and then to its activation as a crop spraying operation for the local intensive cereal growing industry. In the mid nineteen-eighties it became home to Arrow Air Centre, a very successful flight training school and a busy light aircraft maintenance base. Finally it evolved into a modern day General Aviation airfield providing a home for light aircraft used for recreation by keen amateur from the Norfolk area. It also became the center of attention for the visits from the Veterans of the 44th Bomb Group Veterans Association. It houses a sizable three room museum, memorial garden and engraved granite memorial that honors the men who served at the station during the war. Several chapters of the book contain the personal reminiscences of the people involved with the airfield during its various stages of evolution."
Author: Robert Bowater
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781781552452
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Westland Whirlwind' For many the name conjures up yellow air-sea rescue helicopters, not the sleek twin-engine monoplane that was the RAF's first single-seat cannon armed fighter, and which was faster than her famous cousin - the Spitfire. Only 114 were built, sufficient to equip two Squadrons - 263 and 137. Between 6 July 1940 and 31 December 1943, 210 pilots are listed in the Operational Record Books of these two Squadrons, so whilst 'The Few' won the Battle of Britain, the 'Whirlwind Men' were an even more select group.