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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The 305th Bomb Group & the 2nd Schweinfurt Raid
This is true story of the second raid on Schweinfurt, Germany by the Eighth Air Force 1st and 3rd Bombardment Divisions on 14 October 1943. On this day, the Eighth Air Force lost air superiority to the German Luftwaffe in a continuous air battle that la
- GenresWorld War II
248 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1993
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March 8, 2024
An engrossing, well-written account of the 2nd Schweinfurt Raid from the perspective of the 305th Bomb Group.
I found this book to be well researched and engrossing. It was hard to put down and made you feel like you were in the skies over Germany.
It is shocking that the group leader, MAJ Normand, was not in some way reprimanded for his calamitous handling of the group that played a part in his groups grievous losses that day.
I found this book to be well researched and engrossing. It was hard to put down and made you feel like you were in the skies over Germany.
It is shocking that the group leader, MAJ Normand, was not in some way reprimanded for his calamitous handling of the group that played a part in his groups grievous losses that day.
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March 13, 2021
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time". George C. Kuhl. 1993. A complete study of one specific bombing mission during WWII. -the hugely disastrous raid on Germany's Schweinfurt ball bearing factory. Considering the author was a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot of the 305th Bomb Group, the writing has a detached feel, written more from a professional historian's perspective, rather than that of an emotional first hand account. Kuhl's superb research draws from the National Archives as well as interviews with of over fifty surviving crew members. No punches are pulled. Kuhl is unafraid to lay blame to those through incompetence and arrogance led to one of the most appalling losses of WWII.
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February 25, 2010My Grandfather flew in WWII, and one of his buddies (Mr. K___, who--correct me if I'm wrong, Chris & Marc--ironically married a German) took part in this raid.
U.S. Bombers were sent on daytime raids over Germany to attrit the Luftwaffe. There was an endless supply of U.S. bombers, and a limited number of Nazi fighter planes. Easy math unless you were riding in a B-29.
(See “Are We Beasts?” Churchill and the Moral Question of World War II “Area Bombing,” by Christopher C. Harmon (1991) http://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Nav... )
U.S. Bombers were sent on daytime raids over Germany to attrit the Luftwaffe. There was an endless supply of U.S. bombers, and a limited number of Nazi fighter planes. Easy math unless you were riding in a B-29.
(See “Are We Beasts?” Churchill and the Moral Question of World War II “Area Bombing,” by Christopher C. Harmon (1991) http://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Nav... )
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