Bomber Bases of World War 2 3rd Air Division 8th Air Force USAF 1942-45 : Flying Fortress and Liberator Squadrons in Norfolk and Suffolk

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowman, Martin.

Series:

Bomber Bases of WW2

Aviation heritage trail series Bomber bases of World War 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th. Air Division, 3rd.

United States.

Air bases, American--England--Norfolk--History.

Bomber pilots--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--England--Norfolk.

World War, 1939-1945.

Air bases, American--History--England--Suffolk.

Air bases, American.

Air bases, American--History--United States.

Bomber pilots--Regimental histories--United States.

Bomber pilots.

Local Subjects:

Air bases, American--England--Norfolk--History.

Bomber pilots--United States.

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th. Air Division, 3rd.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 3rd Air Division: Elveden Hall was the Headquarters of this division of the 8th US Army Air Force. Broadly speaking it flew B17 Flying Fortresses out of Suffolk, but included some bases in Norfolk. Some units had short periods flying B24 Liberators. The famous 'Bloody Hundredth', based at Thorpe Abbotts was typical of the units within the 3rd Air Division. From June 1943 to January 1944 it concentrated its efforts against airfields, submarine facilities and aircraft industries in France and Germany. January through May 1944, the Group bombed enemy airfields, industries, marshaling yards, V

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Prologue""; ""Introduction""; ""1 - Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) � Station 468""; ""2 - Debach � Station 152""; ""3 - Deopham Green � Station 142""; ""4 - Eye (Brome) � Station 134""; ""5 - Fersfield (Winfarthing) � Station 554 (Formerly 140)""; ""6 - Framlingham (Parham) � Station 153""; ""7 - Great Ashfield�Station 155""; ""8 - Honington�Station 375""; ""9 - Horham�Station 119""; ""10 - Knettishall�Station 136""; ""11 - Lavenham (Cockfield)�Station 137""

""12 - Mendlesham (Wetheringsett)�Station 156""""13 - Rattlesden�Station 126""; ""14 - Snetterton Heath�Station 138""; ""15 - Sudbury (Acton)�Station 174""; ""16 - Thorpe Abbotts�Station 139""; ""APPENDIX I - Summary of Airfields and Other Locations""; ""APPENDIX II - 3rd Air Division Order of Battle""; ""APPENDIX III - 3rd Bomb / Air Division Combat Bombardment Wing Assignments: 1 November 1943""; ""APPENDIX IV - 3rd Bomb Division Squadron Assignments""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781783409822

1783409827

OCLC:

854974570