Description: VIII Fighter Command at War - 'Long Reach'(ACE 31 - Special) Michael O'Leary This volume focuses on the little known official Army Air Force report commissioned by the Eighth Air Force's VIII Fighter Command (FC) in May 1944. The detailed document chronicled the experiences of 24 pilots who had seen extensive service in the frontline escorting B-17s and B-24s on daylight raids deep into Germany. Briefed to provide a candid report on combat flying that could be used as a teaching 'manual' for potential fighter pilots, the VIII FC veterans openly discuss their secrets to success, and survival in the deadly skies over occupied Europe. Exactly half of those pilots who contributed to The Long Reach subsequently achieved ace status.Series: Aircraft of the Aces (Book 31)Paperback: 144 pagesPublisher: Osprey Publishing; Special edition (December 25, 2000)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1855329077ISBN-13: 9781855329072
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Book Title: VIII Fighter Command at War : 'long Reach'
Book Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
UPC: 9781855329072
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Original Language: English
Item Length: 9.7 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.3 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Aircraft, Air Force, Airplanes, Army, Flying, Military History, War, Warfare, World War II, Military Science, Military / Aviation, Military
Item Width: 7.2 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Period: World War II
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Inscribed: No
Subject: Military & War
Brand: Osprey
Publication Year: 2000
Year: 2000
Illustrator: Yes
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Michael O'leary
Genre: Aviation, History, Military, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 14.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
