A Mighty Fortress: Lead Bomber over Europe.(Book review)
Publication Date: 22-SEP-07
Publication Title: Air Power History
Format: Online
Author: Crosby, David F.

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A Mighty Fortress: Lead Bomber over Europe. By Charles Ailing. Philadelphia: Casemate, 2002 and 2006. Illustrations. Maps. Photographs. Notes. Index. Pp. xiii, 186. $19.95 Paperback ISBN: 1-932033-59-9

This book is the author's personal account of his service as pilot of an Eighth Air Force B-17 lead bomber based in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. The Eighth flew strategic bombing missions deep into enemy territory. To survive enemy fighter attacks the B-17s had to fly in tight formations and...



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