Thomas A. Siefring

The story of the rise of the American Air Forces the classic stories of World War 2, by mid-war the US Army Air Force, the 8th Air Force operating out of Britain & the 15th operating from North Africa &Sicily fought along side the RAF & won the respect around the world. The Naval Air Force helped win the Battle of the Midway & begun to push the Japanese back towards the home islands. American warplanes became the best that fought on either side:the P-51 Mustang was perhaps the best fighter aircraft in the war, & the B-17 & its successors, the Liberator & the Superfortress, became the most effective bombers in the war.… (plus d'informations)