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A Mighty Fortress: Lead Bomber Over Europe

A Mighty Fortress is the personal account of the Captain and crew of a lead bomber in the enormous formation raids made by the 8th Airforce during the last few months of the Second World War.

It is an extraordinary tale of heroism and bravery on the part of the entire crew of just one B17 amongst hundreds - but the one B17 that meant most to them.

Flying a total of 27 missions before the war came to an end in May 1945, Alling tells, with great restraint, the story of what it was like to be there, over the skies of enemy territory, constantly on the look out for German fighters; of the enormity of some of the raids they were part of and the consequences for those on the ground; of the planes around them that fell out of the sky under enemy attack, the horror and the determination to succeed. The book gives a unique insight into the lives of one crew of one plane as the War neared its end.

Table of Contents

Preface

1 Through a Glass, Darkly
2 Sun in the East, Dead Ahead
3 Heartbeat F Fox
4 Assignment: To Hell and Back
5 Sweating It Out—Did I Hear an Engine Roar
6 Near Miss
7 Merciless Hail
8 Code P: Dresden
9 Now the Day Is Over
10 Music of Angels
11 Many Thanks, Yanks
12 Victory in Europe
13 Flying Home on a Wing and a Prayer
14 Afterword

Endnotes
Index

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A Mighty Fortress is the personal account of the Captain and crew of a lead bomber in the enormous formation raids made by the 8th Airforce during the last few months of the Second World War.It is an extraordinary tale of heroism and bravery on the part of the entire crew of just one B17 amongst hundreds - but the one B17 that meant most to them.Flying a total of 27 missions before the war came to an end in May 1945, Alling tells, with great restraint, the story of what it was like to be there, over the skies of enemy territory, constantly on the look out for German fighters; of the enormity of some of the raids they were part of and the consequences for those on the ground; of the planes around them that fell out of the sky under enemy attack, the horror and the determination to succeed. The book gives a unique insight into the lives of one crew of one plane as the War neared its end.Table of ContentsPreface1 Through a Glass, Darkly2 Sun in the East, Dead Ahead3 Heartbeat F Fox4 Assignment: To Hell and Back5 Sweating It Out—Did I Hear an Engine Roar6 Near Miss7 Merciless Hail8 Code P: Dresden9 Now the Day Is Over10 Music of Angels11 Many Thanks, Yanks12 Victory in Europe13 Flying Home on a Wing and a Prayer14 AfterwordEndnotesIndex
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