A wing and a prayer

the "Bloody 100th" Bomb Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in action over Europe in World War II

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336 pages

English language

Published 1993 by HarperCollins Publishers.

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reviewed Wing and a Prayer by Harry H. Crosby

I've enjoyed it

When I was a child I used to play the videogame B-17 Flying Fortress... This story, the autobiography of a navigator of these kind of bombers, made me connect with my younger self.

The story is full of anecdotes, some of them funny, others grim. And the author also conveys his own weaknesses, failures and regrets.

It's wonderfuly written. That's a big plus.

Subjects

  • Crosby, Harry H.
  • United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 100th -- History.
  • United States. Army Air Forces -- Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
  • Flight navigators -- United States -- Biography.