Castles in the Air: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the US 8th Air Force
- ISBN-10
- 0850597862
- ISBN-13
- 9780850597868
- Series
- Castles in the Air
- Category
- B-17 bomber
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Martin W. Bowman
Description
Recreates in the words of surviving aircrew members their trips into enemy airspace during W.W. II.
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