During the course of World War II, throughout the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (which encompassed some7500 square miles of enemy air space), five USAAF medium-class bomb groups and their 20 bomb squadrons used their allotments of B-25 Mitchell aircraft to perfection. From low-altitude strafing to high-altitude bombing runs, the B-25s in the MTO proved themselves to be a most successful brood of combat aircraft. This volume includes first-hand accounts.
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The B-25 Mitchell was the most successful and most prolific USAAF bomber of World War II. This book features first-hand accounts from them men who flew the machine that represented the backbone of the USAAF's medium bombing force in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations.
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The Twelfth Air Force * 12th Airforce B-25 Mitchell Units in the MTO * The 12th Bomb Group (Medium) - The Earthquakers * The 310th Group (Medium) * The 319th Group (Medium) * The 321st Group (Medium) * The 340th Group (Medium) * Appendices * Colour Plates Commentary
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Featuring photographs and illustrations throughout, a combat history of the B-25 Mitchell, the backbone of the USAAF’s medium bomber force.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781841762845
Publisert
2002-04-17
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
364 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biografisk notat

Steve Pace is the author of numerous volumes on American aircraft for Motorbooks International, this is first book for Osprey. His previous titles have covered such subjects as the B-25 and Lockheed Constellation. Tom Tullis is an America-based artist who has completed a number of volumes in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series for Osprey since 1996.