Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War II
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In June 1943 the quiet English countryside around the village of Ridgewell in northwest Essex was transformed by the arrival of the 381st Bomb Group with its B-17 Flying Fortresses. The subsequent battle in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in concert with their fellow-airmen with the "Mighty Eighth", striking 297 times at Hitler's 'Fortress Europe' and dropping over 22,000 tons of ordnance in the process. The cost to the group was 131 aircraft and over 1200 combat crew missing in action, sustained during the course of a fiercely contested struggle stretching over 1000 days.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0764310631
ISBN13:9780764310638
Release Date:March 2000
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:240 Pages
Weight:3.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.7" x 11.2"
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