First in the Field: The 1st Air Division Over Europe in WWII

by Ron Mackay

"First in the Field" is a relevant title to describe the pioneer force destined to operate a hitherto un-tested concept in modern aerial warfare: the 1st Bomb Division. The initial period of shallow-penetration missions with a severely under-strength force of B-17s, crews and support equipment was followed by growing and finally unsupportable losses. Nevertheless from early 1944 onward it was becoming clear that what was by then the 1st Bomb Division,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764325884
• ISBN13: 9780764325885
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages