True Warriors: The U.S. Eighth Air Force Was Really Number One
True Warriors: The U.S. Eighth Air Force Was Really Number One The Eighth Air Force served in combat longer than any other U.S. Army unit in the European Theater. Key Point: After more than two years of aerial bombardment of targets throughout Germany and Occupied Europe, the Eighth Air Force had come to symbolize heavy bombing. When World War II in Europe came to an end, the Eighth Air Force was the most famous unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces and, until the massive Boeing B-29 Superfortress ...
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