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| Author | : Brent William Perkins |
| Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | : 9780764314995 |
"The purpose of this book is to share real and authentic experiences that happened not only to the 'Memphis Belle', but to some of those important other B-17s that have been lost to memories through time. So significant are the contributions of these brave men, that I felt compelled to search for the true stories that surrounded this plane and the others of the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy)"--Preface.
| Author | : Graham M. Simons |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 347 |
| Release | : 2012-07-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 178303825X |
“A grand spread of images showing the aircraft, and more importantly the men who flew and maintained her . . . a must for 8th Air Force aficionados.”—War History Online Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B–17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an all-American icon. Indeed, it has been claimed that the Memphis Belle is in the top five of the most famous American aircraft of all time. In September 1942, a new Flying Fortress was delivered at Bangor, Maine, to a crew of ten eager American lads headed by Robert K. Morgan, a lanky 24-year-old USAAF pilot from Asheville, N. C. The boys climbed aboard, flew their ship to Memphis, and christened her Memphis Belle in honor of Morgan’s fiancé, Miss Margaret Polk of Memphis, and then headed across the Atlantic to join the US Eighth Air Force in England. Between November 7, 1942 and May 17, 1943, they dropped more than 60 tons of bombs on targets in Germany, France and Belgium. The Memphis Belle flew through all the flak that Hitler could send up to them. She slugged it out with Goering’s Messerschmitts and Focke-Wulfs. She was riddled by machine gun and cannon fire. Once she returned to base with most of her tail shot away. German guns destroyed a wing and five engines. Her fuselage was shot to pieces, but Memphis Belle kept going back. The Memphis Belle crew has been decorated 51 times. Each of the 10 has received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters. The 51st award was Sergeant Quinlan’s Purple Heart.
| Author | : Robert Morgan |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2011-07-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0451233522 |
The riveting firsthand account of World War II pilot Robert Morgan, his crew, and the legendary Memphis Belle—written with Ron Powers, cowriter of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers. A powerful chronicle of loyalty, love, and heroism under fire, this is the unforgettable memoir of a member of the Greatest Generation who fought in America’s greatest battles—and of the war one man waged both in and out of the skies. High-spirited, young Robert Morgan was transformed from a fast-living, privileged playboy who grew up hobnobbing with the Vanderbilts into a steel-nerved pilot forged in the cauldron of World War II’s most dangerous and desperate aerial encounters. This is the triumphant tale of that transformation—and of the airplane and crew that never failed to bring him back home.
| Author | : Steve Birdsall |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1965 |
| Genre | : B-17 (Airplanes) |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Monte Merrick |
| Publisher | : Berkley |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780425123133 |
| Author | : David Doyle |
| Publisher | : Schiffer Military History |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2020-05-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780764359552 |
The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of photos gathered from around the world, this book, the first of a two-volume series, chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the early models of the Flying Fortress, from the ill-fated experimental model 299 through the B-17D, including the famous "Swoose." These early models are distinguished by their narrow fuselage, art deco styling, and a small, "shark fin" tail. A second volume will continue the B-17 story with the large-tail later models, B-17E through B-17H. The story of these iconic WWII aircraft is told through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published, and which are reproduced in remarkable clarity. Large, clear photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, unlock the secrets of this aircraft.
| Author | : David Doyle |
| Publisher | : In Action |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780897476225 |
The B-17 Flying Fortress dropped more bombs than any other US aircraft in WWII and is arguably the iconic bomber of that epic conflict. During the 10 years in which it was produced, a total of 12,731 of the B-17 heavy bombers rolled off the assembly lines of Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, and Lockheed's subsidiary Vega. First flown in 1935, the aircraft was repeatedly modified, upgraded, and perfected in response to combat experience. Also highlights the roles played by individual aircraft and their crews, including Memphis Belle, which completed 25 missions over enemy territory; Stage Door Canteen, christened by Winston Churchill's daughter; and All American, which demonstrated the incredible toughness of the Flying Fortress by returning safely to base despite having its tail nearly sheared off by a Messerschmitt.
| Author | : Tod Olson |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2016-10-25 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0545928125 |
LOST IN THE PACIFIC is the first book in a new narrative nonfiction series that tells the true story of a band of World War II soldiers who became stranded at sea and had to fight for survival. World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel.At 1:30 p.m., there is only one choice left: an emergency landing at sea. If the crew survives the impact, they will be left stranded without food or water hundreds of miles from civilization. Eight men. Three inflatable rafts. Sixty-eight million square miles of ocean. What will it take to make it back alive?
| Author | : Frederick A. Johnsen |
| Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
The B-17 pioneered the concepts of strategic bombardment. This work gives technical detail along with little-known facts and stories, as well as accounts of missions, production, avionics, development and the people behind the development of the B-17.
| Author | : Pat DiGeorge |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 514 |
| Release | : 2016-11-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780998257013 |
LIBERTY LADY is the true story of a WWII bomber and its crew forced to land in neutral Sweden during the Eighth Air Force's first large-scale daylight bombing raid on Berlin. 1st Lt. Herman Allen was interned and began working for his country's espionage agency, the OSS, with instructions to befriend a businessman suspected of selling secrets to the Germans. Soon Herman fell in love with a beautiful Swedish-American secretary working for the OSS, their courtship unfolding amid the glamour and intrigue of wartime Stockholm. As Swedish newspapers trumpeted one of the biggest spy scandals of the war, two of the main protagonists walked down the aisle in a storybook wedding presided over by the nephew of the King of Sweden.
