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S1E2: 8th Air Force in Europe, WW2: Part 2 - 1st Lt Jack Mathis, USAAF, B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier
S1E2: 8th Air Force in Europe, WW2: Part 2 - 1st Lt Jack Mathis, USAAF, B-17 Flying Fortress bombardier
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Part 2 of 4 on the B-17 Flying Fortress and the 8th Air Force. 1st Lt Jack Mathis was a bombardier with the 303rd Bomb Group killed in action on 18 March 1943. He was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor in the 8th Air Force and in the European Theater of Operations. This episode also covers Carl Norden and his Norden M-series bombsight, a cornerstone of the Army Air Forces strategic bombing campaign.
Selected readings:
Bombardiers' Information File, USAAF Office of Flying Safety, 1945
The Secret Weapon, Don Sherman, Air & Space Magazine, February/March 1995
Selected readings:
Bombardiers' Information File, USAAF Office of Flying Safety, 1945
The Secret Weapon, Don Sherman, Air & Space Magazine, February/March 1995
Released:
Jan 13, 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