An Ace of the Eighth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Ace of the Eighth write by Norman J. Fortier. This book was released on 2007-12-18. An Ace of the Eighth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY. When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and dueling with Nazi aces. In their role as “escorts” to Flying Fortresses and Liberators, the fighter squadrons’ ability to blast enemy aircraft from the sky was key to the success of pinpoint bombing raids on German oil refineries, communication and supply lines, and other crucial targets. Flying in formation with the bomber stream, Fortier and the rest of his squadron helped develop dive-bombing and strafing tactics for the Thunderbolts and Mustangs. As the war progressed, fighter squadrons began to carry out their own bombing missions. From blasting V-1 missile sites along France’s “rocket coast” and the hell-torn action of D day to the critical attacks on the Ruhr Valley and massive daylight raids on German industrial targets, Fortier was part of the Allies’ bitter struggle to bring the Nazi war machine to a halt. In describing his own hundred-plus missions and by including the accounts of fellow fighter pilots, Fortier recaptures the excitement and fiery terror of the world’s most dangerous cat-and-mouse game.
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force write by William N Hess. This book was released on 2012-12-20. ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force write by Jerry Scutts. This book was released on 2012-11-20. Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF's Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the 'Mighty Eighth' went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe's fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich. Aircraft of the Aces 1, 19 and 24 are also available in a single volume as 'Aces of the Mighty Eighth'.
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force write by William N Hess. This book was released on 2012-12-20. ‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group
Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group write by Chris Bucholtz. This book was released on 2012-12-20. Mustang Aces of the 357th Fighter Group available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The 357th Fighter Group produced 42 aces, more than any other group within the USAAF. It was also the first group in the Eighth Air Force to be equipped with the P-51. Thanks to this fighter and the talented pilots assigned to the group (men such as Bud Anderson, Kit Carson, John England and Chuck Yeager) the 357th achieved a faster rate of aerial victories than any other Eighth Air Force group during the final year of the war. It also claimed the highest number of aerial kills – 56 – in a single mission. The group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations (the unit equivalent of the Medal of Honor). Written by Chris Bucholtz, this book is crammed full of first-hand accounts, superb photography and some of the most colorful profiles to be found in World War II aviation.
