The story of the schweinfurt raid caidin, martin, wolff, fred l. Black thursday provides an exciting look at the mission. Sixty of those planes never returned and six hundred and fifty men were lost during the course of that mission. The eighth air force attack against the ball bearing factories at schweinfurt, germany, on october 14, 1943, became known as black thursday. The second schweinfurt raid was a world war ii air battle that took place on 14 october 1943. Kindle edition published in 2018, 0553267299 mass market paperback published in 1987. The story of the schweinfurt raid tells of the united states air forces massive bombing raid into nazi germanys industrial heartland on thursday, october 14, 1943. American wartime intelligence claimed the first schweinfurtregensburg mission in. On thursday, october 14, 1943, 291 b17 flying fortresses set out for a strategic bombing raid on the factories in schweinfurt. To its survivors, the mission came to be known as black thursday. But it is unlikely that many of the 3,000 airmen who clambered into their boeing b17 flying fortresses during the cold, damp morning hours of october 14, 1943, gave much thought to the meaning of the word. Under the combined bomber offensive, which began in mid 1943, air forces from the us, uk, and canada aimed to destroy german industry. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Be the first to ask a question about black thursday.
Black thursday, first published in 1960, is the masterful retelling of the u. Martin caidin was a fine author and this story of the schweinfurt raid is compelling. Sixty of those planes never returned and 650 men were lost during the course of that mission. However, the photographs and penandink drawings which appeared in the original 1960 edition of this book and which, in my opinion, are an essential part of communicating a more complete story of this historical air raid, are missing from the 2018 paperback.
The story of the schweinfurt raid by caidin, martin isbn. This was the second attack on the factories at schweinfurt. I understand that using bots to readtranslate book contents into kindle electronic media in order to offer books at competitive price is necessary business practice. The second schweinfurt raid was a world war ii air battle that took place on 14 october 1943, over nazi germany between forces of the united states 8th air force and german luftwaffe fighter arm. Reading this book about the big schweinfurt daylight bombing raid during wwii in 1943 is a grim. On august 17, 1943, the schweinfurtregensburg mission was the first major targeted attack aimed at demolishing the german military aircraft industry.
During the week prior to black thursday, the eighth air force lost nearly 90 bombers on three. On thursday, october 14, 1943, two hundred and ninety one b17 flying fortresses set out for a strategic bombing raid on the factories in schweinfurt. After friendly fighters turned back at the german border, the bomber formations fought a running battle alone against the luftwaffe. The american bombers conducted a strategic bombing raid on ball bearing factories to reduce production of these vital parts for all manner of war machines. The second raid on schweinfurt on october 14, 1943 was as successful as the first. The night of 1617 december 1943, when raf bomber command losses during the berlin bombing campaign were particularly high due to combat losses and bad weather over home airfields. Allied bombers ramped up attacks on german industry in 1943.
Black thursday for wwii us army air force over schweinfurt. In october of 1943, 2900 crewmen of the usaaf 8th air force would set out to bomb the ball bearing plant at schweinfurt, germany, in the hopes of. In october 1943, eighth air force bombers flew through hell to bomb. The defensive efforts of both jg 1 and jg 11 during the black thursday raid are said to. Below, you can see how black thursday unfolded for the allies. It was the greatest failure that the united states air force had ever suffered and became known as black thursday. On thursday, october 14, 1943, two hundred and ninety one b17 flying. Black thursday by martin caidin book cover, description, publication history. This book is about the fight against motorcycle profiling and the struggle for the survival of motorcycle clubs in america, written by david double d devereaux, a.
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