INDEX

MILITARY UNITS AND MATERIEL

American Units

106th Infantry Division, 281

Advisory Council, 127

Joint Chiefs of Staff, 128

U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) (also USAAC), 3, 14, 17, 19–21, 55, 84–87, 91, 94, 98, 101–3, 117, 123, 127, 129, 133, 141, 149, 156, 163, 167, 173, 180, 183–84, 186–88, 201, 206, 210–11, 217, 227, 240, 249, 252, 263, 269–71, 278, 280, 282

1st Aero Squadron, 7

2nd Bomb Group, 11

15th Bomb Group, 85

476th Bomb Group, 135

509th Composite Group, 94

Eighth Air Force, 1–3, 5, 19, 55, 85, 88–91, 94–95, 98–107, 110, 113–119, 121, 123, 125, 128–29, 143–45, 147–48, 150, 154–57, 159, 161–63, 165, 168, 183, 186, 188–90, 193–203, 206, 210, 212, 217–22, 224–26, 236, 239–40, 245, 247, 249, 251, 253, 255, 264, 271–72, 275, 277, 282–83

1st Bomb Division, 203, 206, 219, 222

1st Bomb Wing, 144, 146

91st Bomb Group, 105–6, 108, 110, 118, 145, 169, 191, 211, 220, 224

381st Bomb Group, 116, 120, 145, 169, 177, 181, 220, 227, 229

40th Bomb Wing,

92nd Bomb Group, 119, 220

305th Bomb Group, 5, 121, 148, 156, 165, 253

306th Bomb Group, 156, 203, 222

41st Bomb Wing,

303rd Bomb Group, 90, 112–13, 203

384th Bomb Group, 162–63, 203, 221

94th Bomb Wing,

351st Bomb Group, 111

401st Bomb Group, 4, 178, 206, 226

457th Bomb Group, 220

67th Fighter Wing,

352nd Fighter Group, 193

364th Fighter Group, 232

2nd Bomb Division, 203, 208, 222, 226

2nd Bomb Wing,

389th Bomb Group, 129, 137–38, 208–9

445th Bomb Group, 209

14th Bomb Wing,

44th Bomb Group, 129, 137–38, 226

68th Bomb Squadron, 129

392nd Bomb Group, 209, 226

20th Bomb Wing,

93rd Bomb Group, 90, 123, 129, 137–38, 225

65th Fighter Wing,

4th Fighter Group, 90, 190, 192–93, 218–19

56th Fighter Group, 100, 186, 199, 212, 220, 223, 227, 275

355th Fighter Group, 275

361st Fighter Group, 191–93, 249, 251, 272

3rd Bomb Division, 203, 206, 218

4th Bomb Wing, 144–46, 148

94th Bomb Group, 160, 168, 224

13th Bomb Wing, 154

95th Bomb Group, 107, 149, 168, 170–71

100th Bomb Group, 156, 160–61, 220, 253

350th Bomb Squadron, 220

390th Bomb Group, 154

45th Bomb Wing,

96th Bomb Group, 144, 147, 156

388th Bomb Group, 153

452nd Bomb Group, 227, 229, 231

93rd Bomb Wing,

34th Bomb Group, 225

385th Bomb Group, 114, 116, 164, 166

549th Bomb Squadron, 5

66th Fighter Wing,

55th Fighter Group, 101, 162

55th Fighter Group, 338th Fighter Squadron, 101

78th Fighter Group, 194, 237

VIII Bomber Command, 88, 90, 143–44

VIII Fighter Command, 90, 100, 115, 186, 195–96, 198–200, 206, 208, 220, 227, 233–36, 249

Technical Service Section, 183

Far Eastern Air Forces, 16

Fifteenth Air Force, 5, 19, 55, 173, 195, 198, 202–3, 206–7, 209–10, 248–49, 255, 277, 282

Fifth Air Force, 127

Ninth Air Force, 122–23, 125, 129, 139, 143, 189, 247

98th Bomb Group “Pyramiders,” 343rd Bomb Squadron, 124, 126, 129, 133–35, 137–38

354th Fighter Group, 189, 226, 233

376th Bomb Group “Liberandos,” 122, 126–27, 129–33, 136

Twelfth Air Force, 98, 127–28, 197, 201

1st Fighter Group, 90

31st Fighter Group, 90, 101, 188

52nd Fighter Group, 90

97th Bomb Group (Heavy), 87–89, 94

350th Fighter Group, 242

Strategic Air Command, 145

XIV Fighter Command, 188

U.S. Navy, 17

BRITISH UNITS

British Air Ministry, 76

British Army, 8, 41, 217

Royal Air Force (RAF), 1, 15, 24, 31, 34, 44–46, 48–49, 51–59, 62–65, 67–72, 74–80, 82–83, 85–88, 90, 92, 94–96, 98, 102–3, 133, 146, 148–49, 163, 182–83, 187–88, 192–93, 200, 210–11, 213, 215–18, 236, 260, 270, 274–75, 277

2nd Tactical Air Force, 236

Bomber Command, 35, 55, 57, 67–77, 79–83, 85, 90, 92, 94–97, 103, 107, 110, 148, 213–17, 255, 274, 277, 279–80

44 Squadron, 97, 215

90 Squadron, 77, 79, 85

226 Squadron, 85

Coastal Command, 55, 57, 79, 82

Eagle Squadron, 192–93

Fighter Command, 45, 46, 51, 53–57, 59, 63, 65, 67, 69, 187

10 Group, 54

11 Group, 44, 46, 54, 57, 58, 62

56 Squadron, B Flight, 44, 49, 53

12 Group, 54

13 Group, 54

74 “Tiger” Squadron, 44, 49, 67

111 Squadron, 46, 48–49, 51

Polish 303 Squadron, 62

Mediterranean Air Command, 128

Royal Navy, 67

GERMAN UNITS

Condor Legion, 24, 43

Heer (German Army), 12, 29

Kriegsmarine (German Navy), 36

Wehrmacht, 26–27, 30, 54, 74, 114, 233, 235, 238, 282

I Fighter Corps, 210

Jagdgeschwader 400 (JG-400), 273–74

Jagdgruppe I (JG-I), 225, 260

JG-26, 55, 65

JG-51, 54

Kampfgeschwader KG-2, 43, 48, 51

KG-51, 266

Kommando Nowotny, 266, 272

Kommando Schenk, 266

Luftwaffe (German Air Force), 19, 23–27, 30–32, 35–37, 39–41, 43–50, 52–59, 62–63, 65, 67, 70, 73–74, 76, 79, 85, 88, 91, 100, 106– 7, 112, 114– 15, 117–19, 121, 134, 139, 143–47, 149–50, 154–55, 160–62, 189–90, 195–203, 206, 208–11, 213, 215, 217–22, 224–27, 230, 234, 236, 239–40, 244, 247–48, 250–52, 255, 259–62, 264–68, 270, 272–74, 277–78, 282

Nachtjagdgeschwader I, 270

Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, 160

Panzer Lehr Division, 255

SS, 267–69

OTHER NATIONAL UNITS

Finnish Air Force, 40

French Army, 8, 12, 15, 34

French L’Armee de L’Air, 15, 32, 41

Italian Military, 13, 23–24

Polish Military, 22, 25–27, 29, 62, 237

Soviet Air Force, 40

Soviet Army, 26, 154, 277

AIRCRAFT

A-20 Havoc, 86, 126–27

A-36, 185, 187

Alabama Exterminator II, 163

Amiot 143, 32–33, 35

Arado-234, 270

Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley, 72–73

Avro Lancaster, 75, 77, 81, 83, 92, 94, 96–97, 213–16, 274–75

Avro Manchester, 72, 75, 77, 81, 92, 94, 96

B-2 Spirit, 271

B-10, 17, 21

B-17 “Flying Fortress,” 2–3, 10–11, 19, 21, 77, 79, 84–85, 88–91, 93, 101, 104–8, 110, 114–19, 121, 127–28, 134, 143–50, 152–56, 158, 160–63, 165–66, 168, 170, 177–78, 181, 188–89, 191, 200, 202–3, 206, 208–11, 217–21, 223–29, 244–45, 248, 252–55, 265, 272–73, 275, 281–82; B-17C, 77; B-17E, 87, 89, 91, 114, 146; B-17F, 4, 114, 146, 159; B-17G, 4, 10, 160, 169, 171, 229, 271; Model 299, 10–11, 18

B-18 Bolo, 11, 20–21

B-24 Liberator, 4, 82, 101, 110, 114, 116, 123–25, 127–41, 143, 150, 155, 165, 173, 177, 181, 188, 200, 203, 206–11, 218, 222, 225– 26, 231, 244, 248, 252, 265, 272–73, 281–82; B-24D, 4, 82, 122, 125, 129; B-24J, 4; B-24M, 4

B-26 Marauder, 247

B-29, 145

Bf-109, 23, 27, 32–33, 40, 44–45, 48–49, 53, 56, 59, 63, 70, 126, 133–34, 146, 150, 152, 155, 183, 189, 210–11, 220, 261, 266, 270

Bf-109E, 65–66

Bf-109G, 144

Bf-110, 27, 32, 44–46, 49, 56, 59, 65, 73, 77, 110, 144–45, 160, 198, 200, 208–9, 213, 215, 270

Blackburn Botha, 75

Bloch MB-152, 32

Blohm & Voss Bv-142, 49

Boeing, 10–11, 21, 77, 79, 85, 148

Brewery Wagon, 132–33

Bristol Beaufighter, 48, 68

Bristol Blenheim, 31, 69–70, 76, 81

Bristol Buckingham, 76

Button Nose, 169

C-47 Skytrain, 147

Chow Hound, 224

Consolidated LB-30, 82

Curtiss Hawk 75A, 32, 34

Curtiss P-40, 183, 187

DB-1, 10–11

DB-7 “Boston,” 86–88

Defiant, 48

DeHaviland Mosquito, 213, 218, 270, 274

Dewoitine D.520, 27, 32–33

Do-17 “Flying Pencils,” 27, 43–44, 46, 48–49, 51, 59, 62

Do-217, 44

Do-335 Arrow, 267, 274

Dopey, 124

Dornier, 27, 41, 43–44, 48–49, 59, 65, 267, 274

Douglas, 10–11, 20, 85–87, 148

Enola Gay, 88, 94

Fairey Battle, 34

Fertile Myrtle III, 156

Fiat CR-32, 23

Focke-Wulf, 5, 88, 105–6, 115, 117, 121, 151, 206

Fokker Dr. I, 12

Fokker DXXI, 40

Fw-190, 88, 100, 105, 115, 117, 121, 144, 146, 151, 155, 189, 200, 220, 270

Gotha Go-229, 271

Hail Columbia, 133

Handley Page Halifax, 77, 81, 83, 92, 94, 213–14, 216, 274

Handley Page Hampden, 69, 72, 74, 76, 78, 94

Hawker Hurricane IIC, 42–46, 48–49, 51–53, 56, 58, 63–65

Hawker Tempest, 56, 258, 261

Hawker Typhoon, 56

He-111, 27, 44, 49–52, 59, 64

He-162 Salamander, 260

He-219 “Owl,” 215, 270

Heinkel, 27, 41, 44, 49–52, 56, 59, 65, 76, 114, 215, 260, 270

IAR-80, 137

Invasion II, 245

Ju-52, 36

Ju-86, 23

Ju-87 Stuka, 22, 27, 28, 37

Ju-88, 27, 44, 49, 51, 57–59, 77, 162, 198, 200, 203

Lioré et Olivier LeO 451, 32–33

Little Miss Mischief, 228

Lockheed, 11, 78, 187

Hudson, 78, 187

Lou IV, 191

Martin, 10, 17

Model 146, 10

MB-2, 13

Me-163 Komet, 265–66, 273–74

Me-262, 259–67, 270–74

Me-323, 151

Me-410, 115, 198, 200, 213

Me and My Gal, 162

Messerschmitt, 5, 48, 58, 65, 89, 105–6, 137, 206, 211, 259–60, 262– 63, 265–66

Morane 406, 32

North American B-25 Mitchell, 80, 201

Old Glory, 226

P-38 Lightning, 5, 90, 100–101, 162, 186, 198, 202, 239–40

P-39 Airacobra, 185, 189

P-51 Mustang, 5, 101, 147, 162, 182–83, 185–91, 193, 197–98, 200, 220, 226, 232–33, 238–40, 249, 261, 263, 266, 270–72, 274–75; P-51A, 186, 188; P-51B, 189; P-51D, 192, 193

Potez 63.11, 38

Prince Charming, 125

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, 100–101, 145, 184–86, 193–94, 198–200, 208, 220, 223, 233, 237, 239–40, 242, 263, 266, 271

Salmson, 7

Shack Rabbit, 221

Shangri-La, 238

Short Stirling, 72, 77, 81

Spitfire, 27, 43–45, 49, 52–53, 56, 58, 63–65, 88, 100–101, 183, 187–88, 193, 236–37, 261, 270

Teggie Ann, 129–30, 136

Ten Knights in a Bar Room, 160

Thomas-Morse Scout, 14

Tika IV, 193

Tom Paine, 153

Vega, 11, 148

Vickers Wellington “Wimpy,” 35, 70–71

Wongo Wongo, 127, 129

Yankee Doodle, 88

XB-15, 10

YB-17, 11, 21

YB-40, 110

OTHER WEAPONS AND MATERIEL

USS Akron, 15

Allison engine, 185, 187–88

Ba-349 Natter, 268–69 Bachem, 267

BMW-003 engine, 260, 262

Bofors, 56

Browning machine gun, 48

Gr.21, 114, 244

H2S radar system, 214

Junkers Jumo 004 engine, 262

USS Macon, 15

Maxim, 7

Norden bombsight, 18–19, 21, 79, 88, 91, 121, 156, 168, 214, 271

Oboe system, 213–14

Panther tank, 252

Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engine, 130, 175, 177

Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, 49, 185, 188–89

USS Shenandoah, 15, 20

Stag Antler radar system, 270

U-boats, 67, 90, 94, 105–6, 149

Ultra, 236

V-1 “Buzz Bomb” or “Doodle Bug,” 256–59

V-2 rocket, 257–59

Wright Cyclone engine, 4, 11, 175

X-4, 266

GENERAL INDEX

Anderson, Fred, 201, 206, 209–10, 217–19, 221

Andrews, Dana, 209

Antwerp, Belgium, 257–59, 282

Armistice, 8, 282

Arnold, Henry “Hap,” 16, 20, 98–99, 103, 126–28, 147, 189, 195–97, 271

Augsburg, Germany, 210–11

Bassingbourn, England, 106, 118, 170

Battle of Berlin, 213–17, 279

Battle of Britain, 25, 42, 44–45, 47, 49–51, 53–57, 63–65, 67, 70, 100, 183, 196

Battle of France, 25, 32, 54, 70

Battle of Somme, 1, 279–80

Battle of the Bulge, 281

Battle of Verdun, 1–2, 8, 279

Bender, Bob “Spook,” 149–50

Bendiner, Elmer, 166, 176

Bennett, Marshal, 215

Bennett, Thomas, 125

Berlin, Germany, 4, 57, 59, 77, 79, 165, 183, 186, 193–94, 213–27, 229, 231, 236, 243, 277, 279

Bickell, George, 226

Big Week, 200, 202, 210–11, 218–19, 236

Blakeslee, Don, 192, 238

Boehme, Manfred, 259

Boost, Fritz, 147, 151

Boundrecor, Bob, 149

Bremen, Germany, 79, 105–7, 150, 165

Brereton, Louis, 122, 125–29, 139, 141

Brunswick, Germany, 200, 202, 224

Bucharest, Romania, 131, 133, 136

Carnall, R., 51

Casablanca, Morocco, 98–99, 102–3, 126

Christian, Thomas, 191–92

Churchill, Winston, 67, 74, 77, 96, 98–99, 102, 258

Cologne, Germany, 95–96

Combined Bomber Offensive, 103, 106

Compton, Keith, 129–33, 136

Congressional Medal of Honor, 87, 138, 141, 226

Corby, Herbert, 69

Coventry, England, 43, 65

Croydon, England, 46, 48, 51

D-Day, 182, 196, 198–99, 225, 233, 238, 243, 246–47, 249, 255, 282

DeGaulle, Charles, 8, 12

Derry, Fred, 5, 165, 209

Devers, Jacob, 119

Directive Pointblank, 106, 196, 200

Distinguished Service Cross, 87

Doolittle, Jimmy, 5, 98, 127, 128, 186, 195–98, 201–2, 206, 209, 217–19, 221, 233, 271

Douhet, Guilio, 12–13, 15–17, 19–21, 24, 27, 41, 53, 64–65, 69, 75–76, 82, 98, 103, 159, 217, 279–80, 282

Dresden, Germany, 274–77, 279, 281

Drew, Urban, 272

Dunkirk, Belgium, 34, 38, 41

Eaker, Ira, 88–90, 94, 99, 102–3, 105–6, 110, 114, 119, 128, 148, 154, 186, 195, 201

East Anglia, England, 2, 4, 101, 105, 108, 110, 113, 117, 146, 155, 157, 171, 180, 195, 209, 218–20, 224, 232, 277

Ehrenberger, Rudolf, 221

English Channel, 37, 43, 47, 51, 54–55, 57, 63, 65, 157, 181, 224, 241, 259

Ent, General, 130

Ferris, Henry, 48, 51, 53

Flavelle, Brian, 127, 129–31

Fort Eben-Emael, 31, 37

Frankland, Noble, 280

Frey, Hugo, 221

Friedrichshafen, Germany, 225–26

Fuller, J. F. C., 12

Fyler, Carl, 105, 143

Gabreski, Francis “Gabby,” 199, 220

Galland, Adolf, 55–56, 197–200, 213, 243, 260–62, 264–65

Gentile, Don, 219, 238

Godfrey, Johnny, 219

Goebbels, Joseph, 267

Goering, Hermann, 25, 49, 54, 56–59, 65, 76, 183, 199, 202, 233, 244, 260–61, 268, 282

Gotha, Germany, 200, 206, 208–9, 271

Gramlich, Benno, 162

Graves, Roy, 220

Groceslose, William, 190

Guernica, Spain, 23–24, 27

Hackl, Anton, 221, 230

Hamburg, Germany, 77, 107, 110, 277

Hansell, General, 103, 106

Harker, Ronald, 185, 188

Harris, Arthur “Bomber,” 82–83, 85, 90, 92, 94, 96, 213, 217, 236, 247, 279, 282

Harvey, Walter L., 221

Hawkins, Ian, 170

Hawkins, Ned, 149

Helbig, Captain, 55

Higgs, T. P. K., 48

Himmler, Heinrich, 269

Hiroshima, Japan, 88, 94, 217

Hitler, Adolf, 25, 27, 41, 55, 57–59, 65, 76, 123, 244–45, 257, 260, 264–66, 280–81

Hitler Youth, 260

Hough, Cass, 183–84

Howard, Jim, 226

Hozzel, Hauptmann, 37

Hughes, Richard, 123, 128, 143

Hunter, Frank, 100, 195, 198

Jarrell, Randall, 5, 283

Johnson, Robert S., 212

Kane, John “Killer,” 124, 126, 129, 133–34, 136–38, 141

Kantor, MacKinlay, 4, 165

Kegelman, Charles, 87

Kenney, George, 16, 20, 103, 127

Kepner, William, 195–96, 198, 233

Kesselring, Albert, 59

Kiel, Germany, 106, 114

Knight’s Cross, 55, 272

Knocke, Heinz, 195

Krieger, Walter, 48

Lamb, Max, 189, 233

Leipzig, Germany, 164–65, 200

LeMay, Curtis, 144–48, 152, 203, 206

Liddell-Hart, D. H., 12

Lindbergh, Charles, 186

Lindemayer, Vernon, 2

London Blitz, 24, 57, 62, 65, 76, 107, 110, 121, 217

London, England, 24, 43, 54, 57, 59, 62–63, 65, 76, 85, 217, 256–59

Loos, Gerhard, 221

MacArthur, Douglas, 16

Malan, A. G. “Sailor,” 54, 67

Manston, England, 44, 51

Manton, G. A. L. “Minnie,” 53

Mayer, Egon, 221

McCudden, Jimmy, 44, 49

McPartlin, Jim, 3

Memphis Belle, 119

Mitchell, William “Billy,” 9, 14–17, 20–21, 101, 159, 279, 282

Mölders, Werner, 54, 56, 67

Monks, Noel, 23–24

Münster, Germany, 154, 168, 170

Narvik, Norway, 36–37

Nicholson, Amos, 124

Norden, Carl, 18

Normandy, France, 235–36, 238–39, 241, 243, 248, 251, 255, 266, 282

Norstad, Lauris, 127

North Sea, 86, 115, 156–57, 181, 206, 218

Nowotny, Walter, 199, 264, 266, 272

O’Neil, Oscar, 245

Olds, Archie, 156

Omaha Beach, 247

Operation Argument, 200

Operation Husky, 135

Operation Moonlight Sonata, 65

Operation Overlord, 246

Operation Tidal Wave, 123, 125, 127–30, 133, 135–36, 140–41

Operation Torch, 38, 90, 95

Packard, 189

Paris, France, 39

Patton, George, 12

Pearl Harbor, 11, 167–68, 226

Ploesti, Romania, 77, 123, 125–33, 135–41, 143, 248–49, 279

Polebrook, England, 87, 89

Portal, Charles, 76, 83, 92, 96, 98, 279

Rall, Gunther, 230, 255

Regensburg, Germany, 123, 142–44, 147–48, 152, 168, 210–11, 279

Richards, Vernon, 193

Rommel, Erwin, 236

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano “FDR,” 96, 98–99, 102, 128

Rostock, Germany, 206, 277

Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 24, 35, 76–77

Rouen, France, 88–89, 94

Sassoon, Siegfried, 7

Saville, Gordon, 128

Schaus, Jacob, 160

Schweinfurt, Germany, 123, 142–47, 154, 156, 160, 163, 165, 168, 206, 279

Scripture, Ellis, 170

Seaman, Owen, 226

Smart, Jacob, 126–28, 141

Spaatz, Carl, 16, 20, 85, 87, 89–90, 94, 103, 128, 159, 195–97, 199, 201, 206, 209, 217–21, 236, 243, 248, 255, 271, 274, 282

Speer, Albert, 245, 248, 255, 260, 265

Sperry Corporation, 18

St. Nazaire, France, 90, 149

Steinhoff, Johannes, 257

Sternfels, Robert, 133

Strickler, Chester, 231

Tedder, Arthur, 129, 282

Thierfelder, Werner, 266

Tibbets, Paul, 87, 94

Transportation Plan, 236, 238, 249

Trenchard, Hugh “Boom,” 15, 159, 282

Vienna, Austria, 143, 207

von Richthofen, Wolfram, 24, 27

Vonnegut, Kurt, 279, 281

Voss, Werner, 44

Warsaw, Poland, 24–27, 35, 63, 76

Whalen, Eugene, 220

Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 123, 143

Wilson, Don, 21

Wilson, Louis Abbot, 43

Winant, John, 154

Winter, Harry, 43

Zemke, Hubert “Hub,” 220, 227