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True tales of heroism and the men who fought and died in the skies of World War II Europe.
In World War II, there were all too many ways for a fighting man to die. But no theater of operations offered more fatal choices than the skies above Nazi-occupied Europe. Inside of a B-17 Bomber, thousands of feet above the earth, death was always a moment away. From the hellish storms of enemy flak and relentless strafing of Luftwaffe fighters, to mid-air collisions, mechanical failure, and simple bad luck, it’s a wonder any man would volunteer for such dangerous duty. But some very brave men did.
Some paid the ultimate price. Some made it home. But in the end, all would achieve victory.
Here, author Travis L. Ayres has gathered a collection of previously untold personal accounts of combat and camaraderie aboard the B-17 Bombers that flew countless sorties against the enemy, as related by the men who lived and fought in the air—and survived. They are stories of heroism, sacrifice, miraculous survival and merciless warfare. But they should all be remembered...
INCLUDES PHOTOS
In World War II, there were all too many ways for a fighting man to die. But no theater of operations offered more fatal choices than the skies above Nazi-occupied Europe. Inside of a B-17 Bomber, thousands of feet above the earth, death was always a moment away. From the hellish storms of enemy flak and relentless strafing of Luftwaffe fighters, to mid-air collisions, mechanical failure, and simple bad luck, it’s a wonder any man would volunteer for such dangerous duty. But some very brave men did.
Some paid the ultimate price. Some made it home. But in the end, all would achieve victory.
Here, author Travis L. Ayres has gathered a collection of previously untold personal accounts of combat and camaraderie aboard the B-17 Bombers that flew countless sorties against the enemy, as related by the men who lived and fought in the air—and survived. They are stories of heroism, sacrifice, miraculous survival and merciless warfare. But they should all be remembered...
INCLUDES PHOTOS
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4.6
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July 11, 2012
I have read the book cover to cover. Each story was told with such clarity of thought as to somehow make me think I was there too being part of the action...but of course I wasn't. The last story in the book entitled Manna From Heaven as told by crew member Bob Valliere seemed very familiar. I had heard this story about food drops made by B17's many times. Instantly I recognized, that Bob was a crew member of the Stork Club. Throughout my childhood and much of my adult life my Dad, Leonard Weinstein recounted this mission many times to me. You see, my Dad was a crew member also. With each page turn of that chapter although it was written by the author, Travis Ayres as told to him by Bob...it was if my Dad was recounting it...as he had to me and others many times before. It is my understanding that with the passing of the plane's pilot, Mike Swana, that my Dad Leonard Weinstein at 87 years old is the last surviving crew member of the great bomber known as the Stork Club. Truly a great read.
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Bruce weinstein
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April 6, 2016
Great Book
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About the author
While working as a morning radio host, Travis L. Ayres met World War II veteran airman Anthony Teta and was moved by his story. He went on write The Bomber Boys: True Stories of B-17 Airmen. Ayres divides his time among New Jersey, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
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