Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division USAAF Bowman Martin
Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division USAAF Bowman Martin The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. Six 2nd Air…
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Bomber Bases of World War 2, Airfields of 2nd Air Division USAAF Bowman Martin
The Second Air Division's first bombing mission was flown on November 7, 1942; the last on April 25, 1945. Six 2nd Air Division groups received special presidential citations for outstanding actions and five airmen received the Medal of Honor (highest US award for bravery), four posthumously. A total of 95, 948 sorties were flown in 493 operational missions by the division's B-24s, dropping 199,883 tons of bombs.Targets attacked ranged from Norway in the north, as far east as Poland and Romania, while several Mediterranean countries were reached from temporary bases in North Africa.
In combat the 2nd Air Division gunners claimed 1,079 enemy fighters destroyed against losses of 1,458 B-24s missing in action and many others lost in accidents.This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favorite local