303rd Bombardment Group (Osprey Aviation Elite 11) - Softcover

O'Neill, Brian D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841765376 ISBN 13: 9781841765372

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

The first title in the Elite Units series to deal with an American bombardment group, this title focuses on the 303rd BG, dubbed the 'Hells Angels.' One of the very first B-17 units assigned to the newly created Eighth Air Force in England in September 1942, the 303rd was in the vanguard of the daylight bombing campaign through to VE-Day. Awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation in January 1944, the 303rd also had two of its aircrewmen presented with the Medal of Honor, Americas ultimate military decoration. Brian O Neill brings the group's colourful combat history to life with a mix of first-hand accounts, raw statistics and concise mission narrative.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Looking at elite fighter and bomber units in action, these books draw on profile artworks, black and white photographs, fully detailed appendices and breathtaking first hand accounts.

About the Author:

Brian D O'Neill is the General Counsel of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the famous aviation company that manufactured the Curtiss P-40 fighter and the B-17s Wright Cyclone engine during World War 2. Before becoming an attorney, he served with the US Navy as a destroyer gunner officer and shipyard repair officer. An avid student of Eighth Air Force history, he resides in East Windsor, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841765376
• ISBN 13: 9781841765372
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Styling Mark