Squadron
of Deception. The 36th Bomb Squadron in World War II. Signed
Squadron
of Deception. The 36th Bomb Squadron in World War II.
Stephen McKenzie Hutton. Schiffer Military History (publisher). Atglen, PA
(1999). (216) pages. Illustrated. Signed by Hutton on the title page. 11-1/4
Inches. Hard cover. Cloth binding.Very good condition.
- - - … story of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's only
Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England during World War II. This
book tells of the men of the elite 36th Bomb Squadron and the special
operations they flew in modified B-24s to jam the German radar which controlled
the fighter and flak batteries. … keep ahead of German scientists in the
"War in the Ether." Chronological account gathered from secret
records, personal diaries, and interviews with the "Old Crows"
describes the night missions with the Royal Air Force and the daylight missions
with the Eighth. The first jamming mission on the morning of D-Day
"contributed materially to the success of the landings on the
beachhead." Later missions during the Battle of the Bulge… Includes over
330 rare photographs and illustrations.
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