A Novel of the Air War
The Ruining Heaven‘s combat scenes were pretty grueling to write, especially two of them. The 351st Bomb Group, operating out of Polebrook Air Station in the Midlands, started in earnest during the spring of 1943. My August, they were in high gear. All four squadrons flew at least one big mission a week and often…
This manual is the text for your training as a B-17 pilot and airplane commander. The Air Forces’ most experienced training and supervisory personnel have collaborated to make it a complete exposition of what your pilot duties are, how each duty will be performed, and why it must be performed in the manner prescribed. The…
Pilots and crew loved the B-17. One of the reasons was that it could absorb tremendous damage and still make it home. Here are a few pictures I’ve come across that prove this. Bear in mind that much of this damage resulted in the death of the crewmen.