{"product_id":"half-a-wing-three-engines-and-a-prayer-paperback","title":"Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian O'Neill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA well-researched, highly readable account of a B-17 combat crew's experience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1943, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, B-17 crews of the Eighth Air Force flew harrowing, unescorted daylight bombing missions deep into Occupied Europe and Germany. These devastating raids have long been storied in film and fiction, but here is a firsthand, blow-by-blow account of these perilous missions as they \u003cb\u003ereally \u003c\/b\u003ehappened. In these pages, you'll see the events unfold as they were recorded and recalled by one crew's officers and enlisted men (pilot, copilot, navigator, radioman, and gunners), corroborated by other crews they flew with, and painstakingly correlated with the official records of the men's 303rd \"Hell's Angels\" Bomb Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003ci\u003eHalf a Wing, Three Engines, and a Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989 prompted a flood of fresh recollections, correspondence, and personal records from other veterans of the 303rd. This Special Revised Edition incorporates that wealth of new material into a vivid, thorough recreation -- complete with actual combat photographs -- of one of the most dramatic chapters in military aviation history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew in this Special Revised Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* New veteran interviews\u003cbr\u003e* Expanded coverage \u003cbr\u003e* Revised data \u003cbr\u003e* 90 photographs \u0026amp; illustrations\u003cbr\u003e* Epilogue: crewmen's post-war careers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A well-researched, highly readable account of a B-17 combat crew's experience...excellent.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Roger A. Freeman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Eighth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The best collection of stories about a B-17 Bomb Group that has ever been published.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Harry D. Gobrecht, President, 303rd Bomb Group Association and author of \u003ci\u003eMight in Flight: Daily Diary of the Eighth Air Force's 'Hell's Angels' Bomb Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, when the outcome of World War II hung in the balance, B-17 crews of the Eighth Air Force flew harrowing, unescorted daylight bombing missions deep into Occupied Europe and Germany. These devastating raids have long been storied in film and fiction, but here is a firsthand, blow-by-blow account of these perilous missions as they \u003cb\u003ereally\u003c\/b\u003e happened. In these pages, you'll see the events unfold as they were recorded and recalled by one crew's officers and enlisted men (pilot, copilot, navigator, radioman, and gunners), corroborated by other crews they flew with, and painstakingly correlated with the official records of the men's 303rd \"Hell's Angels\" Bomb Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003ci\u003eHalf a Wing, Three Engines, and a Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989 prompted a flood of fresh recollections, correspondence, and personal records from other veterans of the 303rd. This Special Revised Edition incorporates that wealth of new material into a vivid, thorough recreation -- complete with actual combat photographs -- of one of the most dramatic chapters in military aviation history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew in this Special Revised Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* New veteran interviews\u003cbr\u003e* Expanded coverage \u003cbr\u003e* Revised data \u003cbr\u003e* 90 photographs \u0026amp; illustrations\u003cbr\u003e* Epilogue: crewmen's post-war careers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A well-researched, highly readable account of a B-17 combat crew's experience...excellent.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Roger A. Freeman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Eighth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The best collection of stories about a B-17 Bomb Group that has ever been published.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- Harry D. Gobrecht, President, 303rd Bomb Group Association and author of \u003ci\u003eMight in Flight: Daily Diary of the Eighth Air Force's 'Hell's Angels' Bomb Group\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian D. O'Neill, \u003c\/b\u003e is the General Counsel of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, the famous aviation company that manufactured the Curtiss P-40 fighter and the B-17's Wright Cyclone engines during World War II. Before becoming an attorney, he served with the U.S. Navy as a detroyer gunner officer and shipyard repair officer. An avid student of Eighth Air Force history, he resides in East Windsor, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 454\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762923798816,"sku":"9780071341455","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1dc400b750c21e54eac3d5d1a4c5985_05d849d3-f7e3-40e5-8755-458949cb8d3a.webp?v=1780226194","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/half-a-wing-three-engines-and-a-prayer-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}