The Mighty Eighth
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There will be few Britains of my age who underestimate the significance of the American contribution to winning WW2 in Europe. Of course there were many facets to this. However, the poster above focuses on the huge input of the USAF in the form of "The Mighty Eighth". Click on the image to bring up the large size. At least on laptops and desktops it is easy to read the detail of dozens of their air bases, most probably in the year 1944.
To give just two indications of the scale of this, approximately one month before D-Day, over 1,300 Eighth Air Force heavy bombers made an all-out attack on the enemy's rail network, striking targets in France and Belgium. On D-Day itself, over 2,300 sorties were flown.
The poster is exhibited in the fascinating small museum operated by the Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
The Mighty Eighth
(Click on image for large size)
There will be few Britains of my age who underestimate the significance of the American contribution to winning WW2 in Europe. Of course there were many facets to this. However, the poster above focuses on the huge input of the USAF in the form of "The Mighty Eighth". Click on the image to bring up the large size. At least on laptops and desktops it is easy to read the detail of dozens of their air bases, most probably in the year 1944.
To give just two indications of the scale of this, approximately one month before D-Day, over 1,300 Eighth Air Force heavy bombers made an all-out attack on the enemy's rail network, striking targets in France and Belgium. On D-Day itself, over 2,300 sorties were flown.
The poster is exhibited in the fascinating small museum operated by the Houston Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.