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Bomber Stories Eighth Air Force by Ian McLachlan & Russell J. Zorn W/ DJ
Bomber Stories Eighth Air Force by Ian McLachlan & Russell J. Zorn
Bomber Stories Eighth Air Force
Ian McLachlan & Russell J. Zorn
Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket
224 Pages
Copyright 1991, Reprinted in March 1992
Contents
Preface6
Acknowledgements9
1 Pathfinder11
2 Bob the bullfighter15
3 Liberty Belle20
4 So near - so far25
5 Gremlins28
6 Carol Jane33
7 Fate36
8 Hurry home boys42
9 The Dymchurch bomber45
10 Star Dust49
11 Heaven Can Wait52
12 The milk run55
13 Intruder59
14 Thunder cloud64
15 Fragments of history68
16 Borrowed time75
17 One misty morning80
18 Lizzy Belle85
19 Intruders again87
20 Mission Mistress95
21 Little Boy Blue104
22 'Do you Yanks always fly in this condition?'109
23 Working together111
24 For dear life118
25 The lucky crew121
26 Half 'n' Half123
27 Death by misadventure126
28 It helps when you pray132
29 Boyd's Boids136
30 Grateful to the Almighty139
31 No more Christmases142
32 Happy New Year?144
33 Over-excited148
34 Flaring personalities150
35 Incident over Bury152
36 Scared all the way156
37 Ice162
38 Into parish history164
39 Tragedy came to Prickwillow 166
40 The loss of Lil Edie170
41 Sack Happy176
42 Nightmares178
43 Homeward bound183
44 Scrap album186
45 Escorts and enemies203
Appendix208
Index221
Inside dust jacket,
Previously unpublished photographs rescued from destruction at the end of World War II provide the basis for this gripping collection of stories about the American 8th Army Air Force, based in East Anglia. There are graphic combat accounts, tales of survivors of the massive bombing raids and mid-air collisions, human error, equipment failure, and struggles against the elements.
Survivors and eye-witnesses tell of heartrending tragedies not least when fully laden bombers crashed on English houses and children became innocent victims of war. There are also stories of heroism, humour and the comradeship of those unforgettable years.
Battle has been uppermost, however, in everyone's recollections. Airmen remember the fear of German fighters, and the dread of flying through flak that lacerated airframe and human flesh alike. A moment's misjudgement could violently erase lives there is the sickening spectacle of a broken fuselage spilling men into space, those without parachutes clutching the air with desperate futility. Crews who did make it home faced the loss of comrades, the guilt of survival and the horror of facing it all again the next day.
The book is a joint venture between the author of PSL's successful Final Flights, Ian McLachlan, who grew up in East Anglia, and Russ Zorn, an American photographer based in England during the war, who sadly died before the book could be published. This collection will enthral USAAF enthusiasts and anyone interested in the human stories behind the aviation history of World War II.
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