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by: Mike Hill
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544973
EAN: 9780764312878
ISBN: 0764312871
Label: Schiffer Publishing
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: January 01, 2000
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Sales Rank: 848415
Studio: Schiffer Publishing
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This new book is an illustrated history of the 451st Bomb Group in World War II. As part of the USAAFs 15th Air Force, they flew their B-24 Liberators from Castellucia, Italy to heavily defended targets throughout the Mediterranean theater of war. During their combat tour the 451st was awarded three Presidential Unit Citations for their ability to get to the target no matter what the enemy threw at them.
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Rating: - Combat History of the 15th Air Force's Best B-24 Group!
Claiming one particular bomb group was "the best" is fraught with danger. Yet consider the following: the 451st Bomb Group flew 245 missions in WWII, earning an unprecedented three(!) Distinguished Unit Citations. The 451st was the ONLY 15th AF bomb unit - B-17 or B-24 - to be accorded that honor. The 451st ended the war with the highest bomb score in the entire 15th AF, logging the only non-disputed perfect mission in the entire ETO wherein the Group's red-tailed B-24s placed 100% of their bombs ... Read More
Rating: - Thorough and very informative history of 451st Bomb Group
I found out about this book while doing some research for my dad, whose older brother(my Uncle Bob), was a navigator with the 724th Bomb Squadron. It gives a very concise history on how the 451st came to be, where they trained, and how all of its new members finally arrived in Italy. The author, Mike Hill, also includes great photos of many of the air and ground crews, along with aerial shots of many of the planes on actual missions.
I thought the most informative part of the book was where ... Read More
Rating: - The 451st Bomb Group in WWII-A Pictorial History
This book enabled me to view my father's squadron and included a picture of my father! Well done.
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