B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force/49th Bomb Wing in World War II (Schiffer Military History)

A good book, but once I referenced The official bomb group associations, I learned that there were many errors in each section. Hopefully a second edition can revise these errors

Great book on this bomber wing. Written different from most book in that it tells the story of each aircraft within the wing. The groups are covered in its chapter briefly but the pictures from this book is amazing. After reading it was clear to see the many aircraft losses from accidents and enemy action during WW2. Even to read about some of the aircraft being salvaged for part during WW2 was very interesting as well.

The Hill/Beitling book in the 15 Air Force, 49th Bomb Wing is an excellent reference for the early stages of a research project. Having the aircraft listed in aircraft number under their organizational grouping makes easy work of locating the history of a particular aircraft and in many cases the crew.

I bought the book for the same reason I used to pay Playboy magizines. The Pictures and Pin-up art.

Superb account of the 15th Air Force B-24's!

The MTO-based 15th Air Force, though it flew its share of hairy missions in WW II, never received the publicity garnered by the 8th Air Force based in England. Likewise there have been far fewer books on the 15th AF published since war's end. Fans of the 15th AF and/or the B-24 Liberator, therefore, should enjoy this photo tribute to the Liberators of the 49th Bomb Wing which was assigned to the 15th from April 1944 to October 1945.The 49th BW was made up of three bomb groups: the 451st, 461st and 484th. Michael Hill and John Beitling's book takes a look at each bomb group in turn with the emphasis on the histories of the individual B-24s that served in each group. The 451st, which was the subject of an earlier book by Hill, receives the largest coverage (64 pages). By contrast, the 461st section is 32 pages long; the 484th, 33.Following a two-page summary of the group's history and aircraft markings, the authors then present capsule histories of the unit's aircraft arranged by serial number. Many of the aircraft are illustrated with a black and white photograph. About one-third are air-to-air views; the remainder being ground shots with close-views of nose art. And 49th BW Libs had some really great nose art!If you're looking for detailed information on missions flown by the 49th BW, this isn't the book for you. Rather it is a nicely done and surprisingly informative photo guide to the slab-sided warbirds that carried 49th BW crews into battle.Interesting reading!

Not as much historical detail as I was hoping for but lots of informatin about various aircraft.

Plenty of good photos and information on each featured Liberator. Another nice book from Schiffer.