Bomber Bases of WWII 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force USAAF 1942-45

{detailed description}The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. Targets attacked ranged from Norway in the north, as far east as Poland and Rumania, while several Mediterranean countries were reached from temporary bases in North Africa. In combat the 2nd Air Division gunners claimed 1,079 enemy fighters destroyed against losses of 1,458 B-24s missing in action and many others lost in accidents.
Each airfield was occupied by a single Bombardment Group consisting of four flying Bombardment Squadrons, a squadron having an average complement of 12 to 16 B-24s and 200 combat airmen. Total personnel on a bomber station varied between two and three thousand. The airfields included are Hethel, Tibenham, Old Buckenham, Shipdham, Wendling, Hardwick, Bungay, Seething, North Pickenham, Halesworth, Horsham St. Faith, Attlebridge, Metfield and Rackheath.
As part of Pen and Sword's Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular region — in this case Norfolk and Suffolk. This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground-crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation. Museums and other places that are relevant are also described and general directions on how to get them are also included.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Martin Bowman
Published by Pen and Sword 2007 1st edn. 196pp profusely illustrated, appendices, bibliography. 13x21 paperback
{condition}fine
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