Shadow: A Cottontail Bomber Crew in World War II

by Neil Hunter Raiford

Book Overview

This is the poignant and exciting story of a statistical anomaly, a B-24 bomber crew that completed 50 combat missions in World War II. This crew was part of the famous 450th Bomb Group, which was nicknamed the ""Cottontails"" because of their white rudders. As part of the 15th Army Air Force, they flew strategic bombing missions out of Manduria, Italy (in the heel of the boot) and struck strategic targets which were out of the reach of the 8th Army...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786466227
• ISBN13: 9780786466221
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher