Author: MEMBERS OF THE 390TH BOMB GROUP
Title: The 390th Bomb Group Anthology Volume 2 By Members of the 390th Bomb Group 1943-1945
Description: 390th Memorial Museum Foundation, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0918837049. The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This tactical role was more attuned to the needs of ground forces. For instance, the Group bombed the coast near Caen fifteen minutes before the landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944. The Group also carried out humanitarian missions, dropping food supplies for the Dutch in the final weeks of the war. The only man to fly 100 missions, Hewitt "Buck" Dunn, did so with the 390th Bomb Group.; H; Vol. 2; B&W Photographs; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 326 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: B-17 Flying Fortress World War Ii Europe


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