The Mighty Eighth: The Colour Record

The Mighty Eighth

by Roger A. Freeman

It's larger and better than ever, substantially revised with almost 200 additional, previously unseen World War Two color photos--more color aviation photos than have ever before appeared in one place! Mostly taken by members of "Mighty" Eighth Air Force, this wonderful selection portrays the American aircraft and their crews deployed to Britain in 1942. The daring, danger, and exhilaration of those days comes across in a uniquely personal perspective, because these fliers took photos of everything around their base, buddies, aircraft in action and on the ground, favorite nose art, and airfields and countryside from high above. Altogether, about 600 photos, arranged alphabetically by home base. A must-have for all military, aviation, and photography, enthusiasts.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2001

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

First published in 2001, 'The Mighty Eighth - The Colour Record' is a selection of over 580 colour photos taken mainly at USAAF airfields in England during WW2. The excellent captions are quite poignant, as they often tell you when the aircraft featured was lost in action. Parts of the book were previously published in separate volumes in 1991, so really this represents a revision to a previous piece. The pics themselves are as authentic as they get - in a shot of the remains of a crashed B-24 a dismembered horse leg complete with shoe lies in the foreground. A fine selection.

[Aidan Mc Carthy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book showing the Mighty Eighth in colour…