You might also like

More about Shadow

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 82 loyalty points

Book synopsis

This is the poignant and exciting story of a statistical anomaly, a B-24 bomber crew that completed 50 combat missions in World War II. This crew was part of the famous 450th Bomb Group, which was nicknamed the "Cottontails" because of their white rudders. As part of the 15th Army Air Force, they flew strategic bombing missions out of Manduria, Italy (in the heel of the boot) and struck strategic targets which were out of the reach of the 8th Army Air Force bases in England. The group lost 1,505 airmen in only a year and a half--the equivalent of losing their effective flying strength three times over. The book's title comes from the crew's bomber, Shadow, which in turn was named for the pilot's black cocker spaniel that flew with them on training missions.

Book details

Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Warfare & defence Air forces & warfare

• Full title: Shadow
• Subtitle: A Cottontail Bomber Crew in World War II
• Author: Neil Hunter Raiford
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248
• EAN: 9780786466221
• ISBN: 9780786466221
• ID: 06376055
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Weight: 435 g
• Date of publishing: 15. October 2011

Trending among others

---

---

---