25.02.2008, 20:15
=S= Spud
Here's a portion of a review of the book "Warpath across the Pacific" that I found interesting.
Legacy of the 345th Bomb Group
The 345th's area of operations was vast, spanning over all of New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea and up into the Philippines, Chinese coast, Formosa and finally the southern islands of Japan and Korea. This combat history is divided over 21 in depth chapters of text that take the reader through every day, and ever mission of the "Air Apaches". During its 26 months of WWII service, the group flew a total of 58,562 combat hours on 9,120 strike sorties. It dropped 58,000 bombs, weighing 6,340 tons and fired 12.5 million rounds of ammunition. Credited with sinking 260 vessels for a total of 190,000 tons and damaging 275 others. A total of 260 planes were destroyed on the ground, and 107 aerial victories, in total the unit won the Distinguish Unit Citation four times. For aficionados of the B-25 Mitchell, this book will be of particular interests, as the 345th flew this medium bomber throughout its entire combat career, including the early model "C" and "D" variants, through the "J" model.
Here's the link for more info. Sounds like a great book although a little pricey.
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/reviews/warpath.html
Mad Max
Here's a portion of a review of the book "Warpath across the Pacific" that I found interesting.
Legacy of the 345th Bomb Group
The 345th's area of operations was vast, spanning over all of New Guinea, Dutch New Guinea and up into the Philippines, Chinese coast, Formosa and finally the southern islands of Japan and Korea. This combat history is divided over 21 in depth chapters of text that take the reader through every day, and ever mission of the "Air Apaches". During its 26 months of WWII service, the group flew a total of 58,562 combat hours on 9,120 strike sorties. It dropped 58,000 bombs, weighing 6,340 tons and fired 12.5 million rounds of ammunition. Credited with sinking 260 vessels for a total of 190,000 tons and damaging 275 others. A total of 260 planes were destroyed on the ground, and 107 aerial victories, in total the unit won the Distinguish Unit Citation four times. For aficionados of the B-25 Mitchell, this book will be of particular interests, as the 345th flew this medium bomber throughout its entire combat career, including the early model "C" and "D" variants, through the "J" model.
Here's the link for more info. Sounds like a great book although a little pricey.
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/reviews/warpath.html
Mad Max