
The First Combat Bomb Wing in World War II
Ron Mackay(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 28. December 2014
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7643-4375-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a study of one of the 8th USAAF's sub-units. The 1st Combat Bomb Wing (1CBW), created on 13 September 1943, was preceded first by the 1st Bomb Wing, and then the 101st Provisional Bomb Wing, which included the 91BG as an element. By then, the 91BG was joined by the 351BG and 381BG, with the 351BG later displaced by the 398BG. The operational experience of these units virtually spanned the entire 33 months of the "Mighty Eighth's" existence and the often costly but finally successful campaign to deny Hitler's Germany the means with which to pursue its warped dreams of conquest.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 287 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-4375-9 (9780764343759)
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Ron Mackay's interest in military aviation began during WWII. The local Coastal Command airfield at his birthplace of Wick, in northern Scotland, provided a wealth of British and American designs with which to stimulate his interest; postwar National Service with the RAF sustained that interest. A working knowledge of German has further extended his field of study into the Luftwaffe. To date, he has produced 25 books covering the aforementioned Allied and Axis Air Forces that include several co-authored projects; a further number are in the process of completion.