U. S. Army Air Force Bomber Books


Black Puff Polly
Edited by Roland O. Byers, Lt Col USAFR (Ret.)
1991
Memoirs of the the 457th Bombardment Group (B-17s) and the 8th Air Force (1944-1945). Includes contributions by Lt Edward J Reppa, B-17G commander , 748 Bombardment Squadron.

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Forgotten Fifteenth
Barrett Tillman
2014
This is an excellent history of the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of operations during the Second World War. The 15th Air Force attacked Nazi forces and their allies from Africa and Italy during 1943 to 1945. B-24s and B-17s ultimately strangled Germany's industries and fuel production in Austria and the Balkan Peninsula.

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The Wrong Stuff
Truman Smith
1996
The adventures and misadventures of an 8th Air Force B-17 Pilot and his crew. This is one of my world war II aviation favorites. It offers a different insight into bomber aviation and war time life in England.

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Black Thursday: The Schweinfurt Raid
Martin Caidin
2018
An excellent and very graphic narration of the preparation and execution of the Schweinfurt ball bearing factory raid.

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