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Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s over Germany

Name: Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer: B-17s over Germany
Author: Brian D. O'Neill
ISBN: 9780830683857

by Brian D. O'Neill

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Overview

In 1943, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, B-17 crews of the Eighth Air Force flew harrowing, unescorted daylight bombing missions deep into Occupied Europe and Germany. These devastating raids have long been storied in film and fiction, but here is a firsthand, blow-by-blow account of these perilous missions as they really happened. In these pages, you'll see the events unfold as they were recorded and recalled by one crew's officers and enlisted men (pilot, copilot, navigator, radioman, and gunners), corroborated by other crews they flew with, and painstakingly correlated with the official records of the men's 303rd "Hell's Angels" Bomb Group.

About the Author, Brian D. O'Neill

Brian D. O'Neill, is the General Counsel of Curtiss-Wright

Corporation

the famous aviation company that manufactured the Curtiss P-40 fighter and the B-17's Wright Cyclone engines during World War II. Before becoming an attorney, he served with the U.S. Navy as a detroyer gunner officer and shipyard repair officer. An avid student of Eighth Air Force history, he resides in East Windsor, New Jersey.