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Air Apaches : the true story of the 345th Bomb Group and its low, fast, and deadly missions in World War II /

Historian and aviator Jay Stout follows up his spellbinding account of the U.S. 303rd Bomb Group Hells Angels with the equally remarkable story of the Air Apaches in the Pacific. Air Apaches reconstructs the war of the 345th Bomb Group in impressively painstaking detail, capturing what it was like t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stout, Jay A., 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guiliford, Copnnecticut : Stackpole Books, [2019]
Subjects:
United States. > Army Air Forces. > Bombardment Group, 345th.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Table of Contents:
  • "It couldn't be much worse"
  • "That made him very happy"
  • "The enemy was taken completely by surprise"
  • " The squadron was attacked"
  • "The pilots did not appear eager"
  • "I turned back to pick him up"
  • "We think we destroyed the mission"
  • "Many strange faces"
  • "I hate to see them go"
  • "Torn to death"
  • "Love to all and write real often"
  • "A perfect swan dive"
  • "It's all for the best, dad"
  • "We seemed to be awfully high"
  • "He was even more handsome in his uniform"
  • "Jap fighters making long range passes"
  • "I inflated my Mae West"
  • "I jerked and ducked instinctively"
  • He also flew missions with several other crews"
  • "Well, I'm done for."