451st Bomb Squadron Book WWII FILLED with Photographs
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You are bidding on a Terrific Vintage WWII Era Book on the 451st Bomb Squadron filled with pictures, along with 1972 Squadron Directory - GREAT! This is a really neat book which is a collection of pictures that tell of the experiences and recall the friendships of the 451st Bomb Squardon that were formed during their months together. It was compiled by Leon G. Lipkis. It includes a listing of the honored dead from the Squadron, the combat missions, a resume of activities, Commanding and Ground Officers, Chairborne Troops, pictures of medics, cooks, and transportation, and much much more. The 451st Bomb Group flew 245 missions in WWII, earning an 3 Distinguished Unit Citations and was the ONLY 15th AF bomb unit - B-17 or B-24 - to be accorded that honor. They ended the war with the highest bomb score in the entire 15th AF, logging the only non-disputed perfect mission in the entire ETO wherein the Group's red-tailed B-24s placed 100% of their bombs within 1,000 feet of the MPI! The 451st BG had a brief life, being created in April 1943 and deactivated in September 1945. Flying from Italy, the Group flew its first mission on 30 January 1944 and subsequently hit targets in Italy, Germany, Albania, Hungary, Rumania, Austria, Yugoslavia and France. The Group won DUCs for its 25 February 1944 strike on Regensburg where it suffered six
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