Description
An Eighth Air Force Combat Diary
Combat Missions Flown with the 100th Bomb Group,
England 1944-1945
All books include a numbered bookplate signed by;
John A. Clark, 1st Lieutenant, USAAF (Author)
and
Dr. Tom Torkelson, Col (ret.), USAF (Editor)
100th Bomb Group Foundation, Inc. Reprinted Edition
This Special Limited Edition is exclusively offered by the
100th Bomb Group Foundation and is limited to 150 copies.
Hardcover casewrap: A hardcover in full color, laminated with a glossy finish.
322 pages with photos
Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 1 inches
A First-Person Contemporaneous Account of Combat Missions Flown with the 100th Bomb Group, England 1944-1945
During the Second World War, John A. Clark flew as the copilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress in the "Bloody Hundredth", the famous 100th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force. After each of his 32 missions over Germany, he recorded a diary entry describing his combat experiences. That diary is the focus of this war memoir. The unfolding story provides a vivid account of aerial combat in the brutal air war over Europe, including encounters with "flak" and German fighters, on 7 to 9 hour missions during the harsh winter of 1944-1945. Over 200 combat photographs and illustrations, all from the author's collection, provide additional drama to this account of the life of a WWII combat pilot and his honoring of the sacrifices of his fallen comrades.
