C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI, 

Название: B-24 Liberator Units of the CBI
ISBN: 184908341X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849083416
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Описание: The B-24 Liberator was the mainstay of the US Army Air Force's strategic bombing effort in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. With longer range and a greater load-carrying capacity than the B-17, the B-24 was well-suited to the demands of the CBI. The CBI's two air forces, the Tenth in India and the Fourteenth in China, each had one heavy bomb group equipped with Liberators.

These two groups, the 7th and the 308th, carried the war to the Japanese across China and South East Asia, flying over some of the most difficult terrain in the world. The 308th had the added burden of having to carry its own fuel and bombs over the Himalayan 'Hump' from India to China in support of its missions. Despite the hardships and extreme distances from sources of supply, both units compiled a notable record, each winning two Distinguished Unit Citations.

Автор: Edward M. Young
Название: B-25 Mitchell Units of the CBI
ISBN: 1472820363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472820365
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Flying from and between bases in China and India, the B-25s bombed every type of Japanese target during World War 2 in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater, ultimately dropping more bombs than their larger four-engined B-24 Liberator brethren.

Mitchell bombers took on the task of disrupting the flow of Japanese supplies to the frontlines at medium ranges, bombing supply centers, railway depots, and bridges. It was in this last capacity that the B-25 established a unique role as a "bridge-buster." This provided significant support for the British Fourteenth Army as they advanced into Burma.

Fully illustrated with detailed cutaway artwork, this book tells the important, yet forgotten story of B-25 operations in the CBI Theater and the important role that this aircraft played on the road to victory.

Автор: John Stanaway
Название: Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI
ISBN: 1855327805 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781855327801
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Описание: The USAAF`s premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. In this text, several leading aces are interviewed and there are scale drawings of all variants together with tables listing the units involved.

Автор: David Isby
Название: C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO
ISBN: 1841767506 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841767505
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Описание: The C-47 units of the USAAF were an integral part of some of the most dramatic episodes of the European war: the airborne assaults in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, southern France, Operation Market Garden, and the crossing of the Rhine. The mass fratricide off Sicily, the night drop for D-Day, and the Bastogne supply missions are also covered, along with more typical accounts of training, formation flying, airdrops and casualty evacuation missions. This book details an aircraft that remains a popular favourite and an acknowledged design classic, carrying out missions every bit as strategically important and as dramatic for the aircrew as those of the fighters and bombers.