Eighth Air Force Story... in World War II

72 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The Eighth Air Force, also known as the "Mighty Eighth", was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force that fought in the European theater of World War II from 1942 to 1945. The Eighth Air Force's mission was to plan and carry out strategic bombing campaigns against Nazi-occupied Europe during the day. They also engaged in air-to-air combat with enemy aircraft until Germany surrendered in May 1945.