
- 350 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
They Never Had It So Good
About this book
They Never Had It So Good, first published in 1946, is a first-hand account of the activities—both in the air and on the ground—of a B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber Squadron during nearly three years of World War Two. The Squadron, based at an airfield in southern England, took part in over 300 missions, including bombing runs in support of the D-day landings in Normandy and the embattled allied forces at the Battle of the Bulge, to wide-ranging, hazardous missions over Germany, Norway, Belgium, and Romania. The book, written as a unit history by a member of the ground-crew, details the daily activities of the Squadron but adds many stories of the men while at work or on leave, beginning with the group's formation and training at various bases in the U.S. until the time they reach New York city following the war's end.
They Never Had It So Good provides an insightful, inside look at an American airbase in England during the Second World War.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- FOREWORD
- PART 1 - May 1942 to May 1943
- PART 2 - May 1943 to June 1943
- PART 3 - June 1943 to October 1943
- PART 4 - October 1943 to May 1945
- PART 5 - May 1945 to Autumn 1945
- Appendix A. - ROSTERS
- Appendix B. - ORIGINAL SHIPS OF THE 350th SQUADRON
- Appendix C. - COMBAT OPERATIONAL SORTIES