The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944 : the largest loss by USAAF group on any mission in WWII
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Yorkshire ; Air World, 2020.
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9781526774620, 1526774623
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xiv, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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WENATCHEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Published
Yorkshire ; Air World, 2020.
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Book
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English
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9781526774620, 1526774623
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"On Wednesday, 27 September 1944, a force of 283 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers from the USAAF's 2nd Combat Bombardment Wing, took off from their bases in Britain and headed out across the North Sea escorted by 198 P-51 Mustang fighters. The bombers' target was the industrial city of Kassel in northern Germany. Among the bombers assigned to the raid were the aircraft of the 445th Heavy Bombardment Group. Thirty-five of the 445th's Liberators, along with the 336 men who made up their crews, took off from their base near the village of Tibenham in Norfolk. Their specific target that day was the engineering works of Henschel & Sohn which built Tiger and Panther tanks. Kassel had been bombed by the Allied air forces in the past, most notably in October 1943 when more than 500 bombers had dropped 1,800 tons of bombs creating a firestorm that had ravaged the city. The raid on 28 September 1944, however, would have a far different result ... In this highly moving account of the Kassel raid, the author, who lives close to the Tibenham airfield, uncovers the painful details of those terrible moments in September 1944 through the stories of those who survived one of the Second World War's most disastrous operations in the USAAF's battle against the Luftwaffe."--Amazon
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ratcliffe, E. (2020). The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944: the largest loss by USAAF group on any mission in WWII . Air World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ratcliffe, Eric. 2020. The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944: The Largest Loss By USAAF Group On Any Mission in WWII. Air World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ratcliffe, Eric. The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944: The Largest Loss By USAAF Group On Any Mission in WWII Air World, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ratcliffe, Eric. The Kassel Raid, 27 September 1944: The Largest Loss By USAAF Group On Any Mission in WWII Air World, 2020.
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