FLYING FROM AND BETWEEN BASES IN CHINA AND INDIA, THE B-25S BOMBED
EVERY TYPE OF JAPANESE TARGET DURING WORLD WAR 2 IN THE
CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) THEATRE, ULTIMATELY DROPPING MORE ORDINANCE
THAN THEIR LARGER FOUR-ENGINED B-24 LIBERATOR BRETHREN.
Mitchell bombers took on the task of disrupting the flow of Japanese
supplies to the frontlines at medium ranges, bombing Japanese supply
centres, railway depots and bridges. It was in this last capacity that
the B-25 established a unique role as a 'bridge-buster'. This provided
significant support for the British Fourteenth Army as they advanced
into Burma.
Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book tells the
important, yet forgotten story of B-25 operations in the CBI Theatre
and the important role that this aircraft played on the road to
victory.
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Product details
ISBN
9781472820372
Published
2020
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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