The Cold Blue Sky: A B-17 Gunner in World War Two

by Jack Novey

As a waist gunner aboard Black Hawk, a B-17 Flying Fortress operating from bases in England, Sgt. Jack Novey, and 18 year-old from the streets of Chicago, survived some of the most dangerous bombing missions of WWII. Deserves a place among the best memoirs of the air war against Germany. 42 b&w photos.

Genres: World War II

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe not the best written book, but it probably wasn't meant to be. It's a WWII B-17 waist gunner's recollections of his experiences a half century earlier. I really got into it since my Dad did the very same thing, same gun position and everything. Just a different unit flying out of a different base. Like a lot of WWII vets, my dad rarely talked about his experiences, so this book was great for me and filled a lot of voids about what he did and even what he had become after coming home. Even if you don't have a connection like I did, I think you will have a hard time putting it down once you start reading it. What those guys went through was incredible