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Weapons of the Eighth Air Force |
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Price: $24.00 |
By: Frederick A. Johnsen |
Flying at 25,000 feet, loaded with 6,000 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. The Eighth Air Force also deployed: B-24 Liberator, P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt with its four pairs of deadly wing mounted .50 caliber machine guns, and the quick and high flying P-51 Mustang. |
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• Complete descriptions of all Eighth Air Force combat aircraft: B-17, B-24, P-38, P-47, P-51, other bombers, fighters as well as transports and obscure aircraft.
• Hardcover with full color profiles depicting paint schemes and markings, along with archival black and white photos and gun camera shots.
• Hand-painted aircraft profiles by acclaimed artist Sonny Schung.
• Frederick A. Johnsen has authored six other books detailing WWII era and modern combat aircraft.
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128 pgs, HB, 8.25 x 10.5, 50 color, 150 b/w photos |
Weapons of the Eighth Air Force |
ISBN Number: 0-7603-1340-7
Item Number: 442
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