Prev. ed.: Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub., 1999, under title Out of the desert.
John E. Blundell is a distinguished veteran of the 98th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force, of World War II. During the Ploesti oil fields mission launched from North Africa, he served as chief of the Bomber Photographic Section, successfully carrying out his assignment to install photographic equipment on B-24 Liberators to record the effects of the attack on Hitler's Rumanian refineries.
Foreword
p. xi
The Long Trip
p. 1
Getting It All Together
p. 16
Palestine: The Land and the People
p. 30
Egypt: Ancient Mysteries and Modern Ways
p. 42
North Africa: Perils and Victory
p. 61
Images
p. 81
Ploesti: Planning and Performance
p. 111
Return to Cairo: A Dream Realized
p. 133
Italy: Civilization at Last
p. 147
U.S.A.: Home Again
p. 174
98th Air Offensive: Campaigns, Awards, and Honors
p. 194
98th Combat Crews Participating in the Ploesti Mission
p. 196
Mission Board
p. 217
Bibliography
p. 220
Index
p. 222
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