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Weapons of the Eighth Air Force by Johnsen, Frederick A is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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127 pages : 28 cm Flying at 25,000 feet, loaded with 6000 pounds of bombs, bristling with thirteen .50 caliber machine guns, and with a highly trained and motivated flight crew, the B-17 Flying Fortress became the physical symbol of America's Mighty Eighth Air Force. Arrayed against the Eighth Air Force was Nazi Germany's veteran, battle tested air armada the Luftwaffa. But the B-17 didn't go to war alone. The Eighth Air Force also deployed some of the most famous aircraft: the rugged B-24 Liberator, the nimble P-38 Lightning, the P-47 Thunderbolt with its four pairs of deadly wing mounted .50 caliber machine guns, and the quick and high flying P-51 Mustang Includes index Includes bibliographical references and index Shaping a Force to Fight Germany -- B-17 Flying fortress -- B-24 Liberator -- P-38 Lightning -- P-47 Thunderbolt -- P-51 Mustang -- Miscellaneous Eighth Air Force Aircraft

Who reads Weapons of the Eighth Air Force?

Author

Johnsen, Frederick A

Publisher

Zenith Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780760313404

Category

history

Subjects

Military, History, Government_military

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14