C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO
Download or Read eBook C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO PDF written by David Isby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Isby |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 96 |
| Release | : 2012-11-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781782007623 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1782007628 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis C-47/R4D Units of the ETO and MTO by : David Isby
Book excerpt: 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.
