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Flying Fortress

Author : Edward Jablonski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626549043
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Flying Fortress written by Edward Jablonski and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Don t get the wrong edition: Get the corrected edition This 2014 edition includes corrected material based on Edward Jablonski s handwritten notes in his file copy of the original publication (ISBN: Paperback 978-1-62654-904-3 and Hardback 978-1-62654-867-1). Renowned throughout the world for its strength and destructiveness, the Flying Fortress was one of the greatest fighting airplanes of all time. In this comprehensively documented biography, Edward Jablonski tells the story of the Flying Fortress Boeing B-17, America s legendary long-range bomber. From the B-17's near death in infancy to the emergence of its successor, the Superfortress, "Flying Fortress" captures the exhilarating career of the B-17 with thrilling accounts of the exploits of these planes and their pilots. In this unforgettable history, Jablonski details the Fortress s role in the strategic and tactical issues of air war, and chronicles the B-17 s roles in famous raids including Regensburg, Marienburg, Munster, Schweinfurt, Dresden, and Berlin, along with its part in great battles, such as D-Day. Masterfully written, "Flying Fortress" is a classic in aviation literature with over 400 illustrations (many unpublished action photos) in addition to a section on the design of the Flying Fortress, which includes a number of detailed cutaway drawings. Approximately 60 pages from the Flying Fortress s Piloting Manual are also featured herein. Find out why the Flying Fortress ultimately redefined the concept of war. Edward Jablonski, life-long aviation enthusiast, served in the field of artillery during WWII and was a member of the Society of WWI Aero Historians and the American Aviation Society. Historian, biographer, and critic, Jablonski has written a number of books on aviation history and American cultural personalities."

The B-17 Flying Fortress Story

Author : Roger Anthony Freeman
Publisher : Arms & Armour
ISBN 13 : 9781854095220
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book The B-17 Flying Fortress Story written by Roger Anthony Freeman and published by Arms & Armour. This book was released on 2000-03 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-17 Flying Fortress was a major factor in the success of the Allied war against Germany. It was the epitome of a challenge faced, fought and won, a powerful aircraft that achieved celebrity status adn retained it through the war, operating extensively with the US 8th Air Force from bases throughout East Anglia.

The B-17 Flying Fortress

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9780760309339
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The B-17 Flying Fortress written by Robert Jackson and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete development and service histories of all variants from 1934 to 1945. Archival photos, line drawings, and color profile plates. Identifies the famed units that flew the bomber over Europe and the Pacific.

Shot Down

Author : Steve Snyder
Publisher : Sea Breeze Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0986076007
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Shot Down written by Steve Snyder and published by Sea Breeze Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2015 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Shot Down is a compelling story of our B-17 aircrews that flew, fought, and died over Europe to save a continent from tyranny and oppression. There were over 56,000 downed airmen in World War II. Lt. Howard Snyder and the crew of the Susan Ruth were one of those crews that went down over Europe... --General Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, retired, 33rd Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force." -- back cover

Building the B-17 Flying Fortress: a Detailed Look at Manufacturing Boeing's Legendary World War II Bomber in Original Photos

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Specialty Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580072717
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (727 download)

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Book Synopsis Building the B-17 Flying Fortress: a Detailed Look at Manufacturing Boeing's Legendary World War II Bomber in Original Photos by : Bill Yenne

Download or read book Building the B-17 Flying Fortress: a Detailed Look at Manufacturing Boeing's Legendary World War II Bomber in Original Photos written by Bill Yenne and published by Specialty Press. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book reveals rare original photos and full manufacturing details of America's greatest multi-engine combat aircraft flown in World War II. Contents cover building the Flying Fortress from wingtip to wingtip and from the bombardier's Perspex nose to the tail-gunner's twin-Browning cannons. Significant aspects of B-17 production include exterior views of each model variant from various angles, all crew stations in each B-17 type (including the entire flight deck), defensive gun turrets used in every B-17 model, fuselage interiors, exteriors, engines, nacelles, and even control surfaces. Factory-original color cutaway drawings as well as reproductions of original specifications sheets and other information-packed documents created by manufacturers during the 1940s are also included for the reader. As a research asset, the book's appendices feature a detailed survey of every production block of the 12,731 B-17 bombers produced during the war in an unbelievable time span of only three-and-a-half year--an industrial phenomenon unlike any the world had ever seen. What sets this book apart from all others in the crowded B-17 field is literally hundreds of factory-original close-up detailed photographs and illustrations accompanied by comprehensive high-resolution reproductions of original Boeing drawings, and all are explained in detailed yet easy to understand descriptive text. This book provides valuable data for the serious Boeing B-17 aficionado as well as a compelling story of America's aircraft manufacturing prowess for the dedicated aviation enthusiast.

B-17 Flying Fortress

Author : Frederick A. Johnsen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress written by Frederick A. Johnsen and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-17 pioneered the concepts of strategic bombardment. This work gives technical detail along with little-known facts and stories, as well as accounts of missions, production, avionics, development and the people behind the development of the B-17.

Final Cut

Author : Scott Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963754301
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Final Cut written by Scott Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 5th Edition of book originally published in 1990. This book tells the story of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress in the years after World War II, and includes the stories of each of the surviving 48 B-17s.

B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration

Author : Jerome J. McLaughlin
Publisher : Dudley Court Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1940013283
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration written by Jerome J. McLaughlin and published by Dudley Court Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrival of the WWII B-17 bomber at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in January of 2009 ini-tiated a great adventure for a group of warbird lovers from the nearby commu-nities as they united to restore that B-17. The dream of the volunteers was to honor the WWII veterans of the Eighth Air Force – some of whom were literally their fathers – by restoring the B-17 to its original pristine condition. The group was challenged by the fact that the airplane had been in storage for more than two decades following a long working life, and was far from the gleaming symbol of power that it had been in 1945. This book is the story of the six year effort by a team of volunteers to over-come the challenges they faced and to fulfill their dream to create a lasting sym-bol to honor their fathers and grandfa-thers and all of the veterans who served in the Mighty Eighth during WWII.

Curly

Author : Joan Howard Maurer
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613747497
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Curly written by Joan Howard Maurer and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Three Stooges were the longest active and most productive comedy team in Hollywood, their artistic height coincided with the years Curly was with them, from 1932 to 1946. Famous for his high-pitched voice, his “nyuk-nyuk-nyuk” and “why, soitenly,” and his astonishing athleticism, Curly was a true natural, an untrained actor with a knack for improvisation. Yet for decades, little information about him was available. Then, in 1985, Joan Howard Maurer, the daughter of Moe Howard and the niece of Curly and Shemp, published this definitive biography. In addition to speaking at length with his relatives, friends, and colleagues, she amassed a wealth of Curly memorabilia, a mixture of written material and rare photographs of Curly’s family, films, and personal life. In Curly, she put it all together to come up with the first and only in-depth look at this crazy comedic genius. She included plenty of intimate details about his astonishing relationship with his mother, his three marriages, and his interactions with his daughters and friends. The result was a well-rounded portrait of the most unpredictable—and most popular—Stooge. Joan Howard Maurer is the daughter of Moe Howard, the leader of the Three Stooges. Her books include The Three Stooges Scrapbook (with Jeff and Greg Lenburg) and The Three Stooges Book of Scripts. Michael Jackson, now recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time, often spoke of his love for the Three Stooges.

The Boys in the B-17

Author : T/Sgt James Lee Hutchinson EdS
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 146707022X
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book The Boys in the B-17 written by T/Sgt James Lee Hutchinson EdS and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author in flight gear after photo twelfth mission second Air Medal (age nineteen) He still wears lucky Air Cadet ring! Hutch's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth. Teenagers enlisted or were drafted, trained and went into combat before they could legally vote or buy a drink. They volunteered to fly in the Army's Air Cadet Program and became a part of the greatest air armada in the world. Most of the gunners on a bomber crew were teenagers and the average age of officers was twenty-four. Veterans' memoirs and diaries give amazing reports of fighter attacks, flak damage and those who survived being shot down out to become Prisoners of War. These youngsters manned the planes that bombed and destroyed Germanys military and war industry. The price of victory was high, with an extreme loss of aircrews and planes. Eighth Air Force losses were among the highest of any military unit. Like the author, teenagers who survived to tell the stories of those great air battles are now in their mid-eighties and rapidly passing into history. See previous books "Through These Eyes" and "Bombs Away!" See a free DVD at http://video.smithville.net/?p=17 for interviews of the author with actual WW II combat film footage.

B-17 Flying Fortress, Vol. 1

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764359552
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (595 download)

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Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress, Vol. 1 written by David Doyle and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most iconic aircraft in aviation history. Through a broad range of photos gathered from around the world, this book, the first of a two-volume series, chronicles the design, development, and wartime use of the early models of the Flying Fortress, from the ill-fated experimental model 299 through the B-17D, including the famous "Swoose." These early models are distinguished by their narrow fuselage, art deco styling, and a small, "shark fin" tail. A second volume will continue the B-17 story with the large-tail later models, B-17E through B-17H. The story of these iconic WWII aircraft is told through carefully researched photos, many of which have never before been published, and which are reproduced in remarkable clarity. Large, clear photos, coupled with descriptive and informative captions, unlock the secrets of this aircraft.

The B-17 Flying Fortress

Author : Steve Birdsall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book The B-17 Flying Fortress written by Steve Birdsall and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Piggyback Flight Pilot's Journey

Author : Cyndi Rojohn
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633388190
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book The Piggyback Flight Pilot's Journey written by Cyndi Rojohn and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The airfield is quiet now! A warm breeze bends the grass that was once moved by the engine of the flying fortresses. Seventy-four years earlier, Glenn H. Rojohn would take off from Thorpe Abbotts and be involved in an event that raises questions to this day!!! The Piggyback Flight is the story of courage, heroism, and legend. -Michael Faley, 100th Bomb Group Historian In early December 1944, flight engineer T/Sgt Conley Culpepper flew aboard "The Little Skipper&q

Memphis Belle

Author : Brent William Perkins
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764314995
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (149 download)

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Download or read book Memphis Belle written by Brent William Perkins and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this book is to share real and authentic experiences that happened not only to the 'Memphis Belle', but to some of those important other B-17s that have been lost to memories through time. So significant are the contributions of these brave men, that I felt compelled to search for the true stories that surrounded this plane and the others of the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy)"--Preface.

B-17 Flying Fortress

Author : H. P. Willmott
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780130567130
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress written by H. P. Willmott and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes America's most famous bomber in World War II, and explains how the plane influenced the outcome of the war and its role in the devastation of Germany by the Allies

B-17 Flying Fortress in Action

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : In Action
ISBN 13 : 9780897476225
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (762 download)

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Download or read book B-17 Flying Fortress in Action written by David Doyle and published by In Action. This book was released on 2015 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The B-17 Flying Fortress dropped more bombs than any other US aircraft in WWII and is arguably the iconic bomber of that epic conflict. During the 10 years in which it was produced, a total of 12,731 of the B-17 heavy bombers rolled off the assembly lines of Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, and Lockheed's subsidiary Vega. First flown in 1935, the aircraft was repeatedly modified, upgraded, and perfected in response to combat experience. Also highlights the roles played by individual aircraft and their crews, including Memphis Belle, which completed 25 missions over enemy territory; Stage Door Canteen, christened by Winston Churchill's daughter; and All American, which demonstrated the incredible toughness of the Flying Fortress by returning safely to base despite having its tail nearly sheared off by a Messerschmitt.

Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress

Author : Gaylord Du Bois
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress written by Gaylord Du Bois and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Barry Blake of the Flying Fortress" by Gaylord Du Bois is a gripping wartime tale that soars through the skies of World War II. Du Bois' narrative takes readers on a high-stakes journey alongside Barry Blake and his comrades aboard the Flying Fortress. With vivid descriptions and heart-pounding action, this book immerses readers in the challenges and courage of bomber crews during the war. It's a must-read for aviation enthusiasts and those interested in the heroic stories of the Greatest Generation.