Ambrose Stephen E.

The wild blue: the men and boys who flew the B-24s over Germany, 1944-45 / Stephen E. Ambrose. - New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001. - 299 p., [8] s. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-281) and index.

Where they came from-- Training-- Learning to Fly the B-24--The fifteenth air force-- Cerignola, Italy-- Learning to fly in combat-- December 1944-- The isle of Capri-- The Tuskegee airmen fly cover: february 1946-- Missions over Austria: March 1945-- Linz: The last mission: April 1945.

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World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
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Bomber pilots--Biography.--United States
Flight crews--Biography.--United States
B-24 bombardero
Guerra Mundial, 1939-1945--Operación aérea, americana
Guerra Mundial, 1939-1945--Historias de regimientos--Estados Unidos
Ataques con bombas aéreas--Historia--Alemania--Siglo XX
Pilotos bombarderos--Biografía--Estados Unidos
Tripulaciones de vuelos--Biografía--Estados Unidos

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