Wild blue

By Stephen E. Ambrose

Subjects: Bomber pilots, Biography, nyt:e-book-nonfiction=2014-04-06, United states, army, biography, New York Times bestseller, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, World War, 1939-1945, Air pilots, biography, Aerial Military operations, B-24 (Bomber), B-twenty-four bomber, Flight crews, United states, army air forces, Dakota Queen (B-24 bomber), Aerial Bombing, Bombardiers, United States, Mcgovern, george s. (george stanley), 1922-2012, Regimental histories, American, Bombing, aerial, Military campaigns, United States. Army Air Forces. Squadron, 741st, American Aerial operations, History, Campaigns, World war, 1939-1945, regimental histories

Description: This title describes how the United States Air Force recruited, trained and then chose the few who would undertake the most demanding and dangerous jobs in WWII. These were the boys turned pilots, bombardiers, navigators and gunners of the B24s, who suffered 50 per cent casualties.