Merriam Press World War II Album WA18. First Edition (2014). Pictorial album of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). The B-17 was primarily employed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the daylight precision strategic bombing campaign of World War II against German industrial and military targets. The B-17 also participated to a lesser extent in the War in the Pacific, early in World War II, where it conducted raids against Japanese shipping and airfields. Its reputation quickly took on mythic proportions, and widely circulated stories and photos of notable numbers and examples of B-17s surviving battle damage increased its iconic status. 394 B&W photos, 16 drawings/illustrations, illustrating the many models of the B-17, from design stages through development, production and into combat.
- ISBN10 1312508078
- ISBN13 9781312508071
- Publish Date 11 September 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 142
- Language English