Название: Bridge Busters: 397th Bombardment Group (Medium): The B-26 Marauder in World War II Автор: D. Och
Издательство: Independently published
ISBN: 1983040312
Год: 2018
Страниц: 194
Язык: английский
Формат: epub, mobi, pdf (conv)
Размер: 10.1 MB
The story of the 397th Bombardment Group (BG) in World War II. The 397th BG flew into battle with the B-26 Marauder, which occupied a middle ground between the formalized doctrines of attack aviation and strategic bombardment. It offered capabilities traditionally associated with both strategic and tactical airpower, yet had limitations in both. As the last American B-26 group sent to the European Theater of Operations, the 397th entered the war during the preparatory phase for the invasion of France and supported the Allied advance across the Low Countries and Germany and victory in Europe.
This work traces the history of medium bombardment and the B-26 from inception through victory in Europe. It describes the environmental and organizational factors that resulted in development of an aircraft type that fell between the idealized expectations of both Army and AAF leaders. It details early B-26 operations in the Pacific, Mediterranean and European Theaters to illuminate the path from troubled aircraft to successful airpower capability. The study focuses primarily on the experiences of the 397 BG to further the understanding of medium bombardment and airpower in WWII. The complex history of the B-26 and 397 BG offers lessons regarding capability development and wartime improvements.
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