B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO by William N Hess

B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO by William N Hess

Having been a part of the Fifteenth Air Force in 1944, author Bill Hess has written the definitive account on 'his air force', featuring photographs and illustrations throughout. Although the Fifteenth Air Force was dismissed as 'minor leaguers' by the Eighth Air Force, strategic bombers from this outfit had done a 'major league' job on Axis targets in southern Europe following its formation in Italy in November 1943. And the heavy bombers employed by the Fifteenth were of course the venerable B-17 and B-24. At its peak strength, the Fifteenth's B-17 force comprised six groups of four squadrons each, all controlled by the 5th Bomb Wing.

William Hess is the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association, and is one of the most highly respected aviation writers of his generation. A B-17 crewman during World War 2, Hess has written over 40 books during his long and distinguished career. This is his third title for Osprey.

Mark Styling has illustrated several books in both the Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He has recently switched mediums from airbrush to Mac art, and has produced some of the best profiles Osprey has used to date in Combat Aircraft 18: ‘B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Eighth Air Force’ (part 1) and Combat Aircraft 22: ‘Mitsubishi Type 1 Rikko Betty Units of World War 2’.

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ISBN 13	9781841765808
ISBN 10	1841765805
Title	B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the MTO
Author	William N Hess
Series	Combat Aircraft
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2003-02-19
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.