Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories
Author | : Ian McLachlan |
Publisher | : Sutton Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0750933607 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780750933605 |
Rating | : 4/5 (605 Downloads) |
Download or read book Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories written by Ian McLachlan and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter looks at a particular incident or theme, including: 'Jerks Berserks' - newly discovered crew pictures and additional evidence relating to the loss at sea of an American bomber crew; 'Adrift and helpless' - were they murdered by a vengeful German U-boat crew? 'Skipper an' the Kids' - a B-17 on a whisky run to Scotland vanishes; 'Buchenwald' - a powerful account relating the little-known facts about US airmen incarcerated in Hitler's infamous death camp; 'The Innocent Sky' - rescuers risking their lives perish in a vast explosion; and 'Don't worry folks, I'm happy and fine' - a last hasty letter penned on the hardstand prior to take-off, words that echoed for generations in an American family.