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S1E5: 8th Air Force in Europe, WW 2: Part 5 - Maj James Howard, USAAF, P-51B Mustang
S1E5: 8th Air Force in Europe, WW 2: Part 5 - Maj James Howard, USAAF, P-51B Mustang
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The only fighter pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor from the European Theater of Operations, Maj James Howard took on 30 plus Luftwaffe fighters while protecting 8th Air Force bombers over Oschersleben, Germany on January 11th, 1944. This episode covers the development of the P-51 Mustang, from it's beginnings as a British program to it's arrival in the ETO as an air superiority fighter.
Selected readings:
Roar of the Tiger: From Flying Tigers to Mustangs, James Howard
Fighting at 425 MPH, Popular Science, August 1944
P-51, P-47, and P-38 Tactical Planning Characteristics and Performance Charts, USAAF, May 1944
P-51 Mustang, Robert Grinsell
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War 2, James Holland *McGinty quote from here
The Mighty Eighth series by Roger Freeman
I can be reached at [email protected]. Feedback and reviews appreciated!
Selected readings:
Roar of the Tiger: From Flying Tigers to Mustangs, James Howard
Fighting at 425 MPH, Popular Science, August 1944
P-51, P-47, and P-38 Tactical Planning Characteristics and Performance Charts, USAAF, May 1944
P-51 Mustang, Robert Grinsell
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War 2, James Holland *McGinty quote from here
The Mighty Eighth series by Roger Freeman
I can be reached at [email protected]. Feedback and reviews appreciated!
Released:
Oct 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (17)
Ep 2: SSgt Maynard Smith, USAAF, B-17 Flying Fortress gunner, 8th Air Force, World War 2 by The Aviation Medals of Honor