SECOND HAND BOOKS

804785/73 - THE BROTHERHOOD OF COURAGE: The History of the 305th Bombardment Group (H) in WWII

By Walter W Thom  (Introduction by Curtis LeMay, General USAF (Retired)  Published 1986.

Part of the 8th Air Force, the 305th flew B-17 Flying Fortresses out of Chelveston, England (Station 105) after moving from their temporary base at Grafton Underwood.  They flew 480 combat missions overall and over 174 of the Group's B-17's were shot down or destroyed with a loss of 787 valiant members.

Turquoise leather effect hardback with emblem on front cover and gold lettering on spine.  Some suntanning/very light staining to front and rear endpapers but otherwise this is a very nice clean copy throughout.  No jacket as published.