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Overview

B-24: Combat Missions takes the reader through every Liberator crew position to show what it was like to fly—and fight—in the plane that was produced in greater quantities than any other US military aircraft in World War II, including the B-17. First-hand accounts from crewmembers are grouped with archive and commissioned photos of the plane and of items of memorabilia, to bring the stories of “Lib” combat crew alive in truly vivid detail.

  • Some 75 first-person accounts, many previously unpublished, from Liberator crewmembers in the ETO
  • Each crew position is featured in turn—the pilot...
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Overview

B-24: Combat Missions takes the reader through every Liberator crew position to show what it was like to fly—and fight—in the plane that was produced in greater quantities than any other US military aircraft in World War II, including the B-17. First-hand accounts from crewmembers are grouped with archive and commissioned photos of the plane and of items of memorabilia, to bring the stories of “Lib” combat crew alive in truly vivid detail.

  • Some 75 first-person accounts, many previously unpublished, from Liberator crewmembers in the ETO
  • Each crew position is featured in turn—the pilot and copilot, the navigator and nose gunner, the radio operator, the bombardier, the engineer/top turret gunner, the waist gunners, the ball turret gunner, and the tail gunner—to give a complete overview of what it was like to fly a B-24 combat mission
  • Illustrated with more than 100 items of memorabilia, some 50 specially commissioned photos of B-24 crew positions, and more than 200 archive photos

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781435112209
  • Publisher: Sterling
  • Publication date: 9/25/2009
  • Pages: 160
  • Product dimensions: 10.10 (w) x 11.10 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Martin Bowman is the author of eighty-six books about the USAAF/USAF and other air forces—including the bestselling companion volume to this book, B-17: Combat Missions. All have been built up from many years of painstaking and fact-finding research, interviews, and correspondence with contributors in the US, Europe, and throughout the world. For many years he has been a frequent contributor of photographic and written articles to Air Combat, Air Classics, and Air Progress magazines in the US; he also contributes regularly to the British magazines Flight International, Rolls-Royce Magazine, and Aeroplane Monthly. He continues to explore all matters aviation and has “suffered” for his art, landing aboard (in a C-2 Greyhound) and being catapulted from, the USS John F Kennedy in the Mediterranean. He lives in Norwich, England.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 13, 2010

    Found it a very interesting read

    I bought this so I could find out more about my Grandad's World War Two experience. This was one of the planes he was in during the war. It was definately an eye opener as I had no idea what his job consisted of until I read it. Full of interesting photos and facts. I would say anyone interested in knowing more about these planes and the great men who flew them couldn't do much better than this book here. I'm really glad I bought it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 13, 2010

    A must have for World War II bomber aircraft enthusiasts, particularly those who love the B-24 Liberator. Anyone interested in what life was like for airmen during the war would also find this book interesting and informative.

    This book provides an excellent account of what life was like for B-24 aircrew members operating in the European theatre during World War II. Using a mixture of World War II and modern day photos as well as first-hand accounts of the job responsibilities and combat experiences for each member of the crew, the reader gets a real sense of the challenges, terror and tragedies of war. While the photos provide clarity and perspective, what makes this book special are the highly descriptive memories of specific missions flown by aircrew members, many of whom were so young. When reading their stories about about flying into such adverse conditions, one wonders how anyone, let alone a 19 year old, could muster the courage to do so day after day. To these brave airmen we all owe a debt of gratitude. This book provides one with a measure of just how much.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 20, 2010

    World War II B-24 Bomber, in Pictures and Words

    WW II aviation and history buffs will love the fabulous color photography and really experience what it was like to be on a pilot, bombardier, gunner, etc. on a mission in the B-24, America's first truly long range bomber.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 13, 2010

    ACTUAL ACCOUNT OF A B-24s ROLE IN WW2 BY CREW MEMBERS .

    A MUST READ FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN WW2 AIRCRAFT CREWS EXPERIENCE FLYING
    IN COMBAT.

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  • Posted February 6, 2010

    A look back on the WWII flyboys.

    This was a gift for an 84 y/o man who was a rear gunner on a B24 in WWII.
    He loved the book. His only criticism was that his group,based in Italy, was not in the book.

    Very few rear gunners survived.

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  • Posted December 27, 2009

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    Good book

    Lots of good detail pics for modelers and airplane geeks. Highly recommended.

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  • Posted October 26, 2009

    A BOOK FOR WWII AVIATION ENTHUSIASTICS

    AS A WWII VETERAN AND COMBAT CREW MEMBER THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ABOUT ONE OF THE GREATEST BOMMBER THAT CARRIED THE WAR TO THE GERMAN ENEMY. THIS AUTHOR, MARTIN W. BOWMAN IS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING AVIATION HISTORIAN OF THE MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE. HIS COMPANION BOOK B-17 COMBAT POSITIONS IS ALSO AN OUTSTANDING BOOK. THESE TWO BOOKS HAVE DRAWN RAVE NOTICES BY THE WII VETERANS THAT FLEW THESE AIRCRAFT.

    MARTIN BOWMAN IS RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADING WWII AVIATION AUTHOR.

    "GOLDIE"

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