THE MIGHTY EIGHTH Masters of the Air over Europe 1942–45 by Donald Nijboer
The perfect companion to the upcoming Masters of the Air series on Apple TV+, this is a superbly illustrated examination of the aircraft, pilots, crews, and operations of the US Eighth Air Force.
The US Eighth Air Force—known as the “Mighty Eighth”—was a combat air force activated in Georgia, USA on January 28, 1942. Its bomber command soon moved to Northern Europe to conduct strategic bombing missions against Hitler’s Reich. Among the major operations it participated in were Operation Pointblank; “Big Week” in February 1944; the D-Day landings in June 1944; and the defeat of the Luftwaffe…
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