02015cam a2200337 4500 758640530 TxAuBib 20100810120000.0 090504s2010||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 201000878 9781410425690 hbk. alk. paper 141042569X hbk. alk. paper (OCoLC)498113138 DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Ayres, Travis L. The bomber boys [Large Type Book] : heroes who flew the B-17s in World War II / Travis L. Ayres. Large print ed. Waterville, ME. : Thorndike Press, 2010. 433 p. (large print) ; 23 cm. Originally published: 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-430). In World War II, there were many ways to die. But nothing offered more fatal choices than being inside a B-17 bomber above Nazi-occupied Europe. 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 many did. Some paid the ultimate price. And 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. 20100810. United States Army Air Forces Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American. World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. B-17 bomber. Bomber pilots United States Biography. Heroes United States Biography. RV8