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USAAF 381st Bomb Group - 432nd Air Service Group history

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Code: P24205

Dimensions:

W: 12cm (4.7")H: 18cm (7.1")



P/b, 12 x 18cm, 32p.  Printed by Vacher & Sons Ltd., Westminster, London.  'In tribute to the memory of those officers and enlisted man who helped pave the way to enemy targets with their lives'.  This is a small format unit history for the USAAF 432nd Air Service Group, 381st Bombardment Group, 8th AAF. The cover is illustrated with a montage of aircraft nose art and the unit crest.  The book gives a brief history of the unit and is copiously illustrated with photographs of the officers, staff and personnel, famous events and the base at Ridgewell.  There is also a full list of the missions undertaken.  Faintly stamped on the cover 'Passed by S.H.A.E.F. Press Censor'.  Light soiling and minor damage to the rear cover at the edge.  A small but rare unit history.  Stock code P24205.