marauder memoir of a b 26 pilot in europe in world war ii
the b 26 marauder was a formidable weapon in the campaign to defeat hitlers armies and in the words of his first copilot louis rehr was the best there was flying it . this memoir which benefits from forty years of research on the combat history of the b 26 contributions from comrades and an extensive collection of rare photographs describes rehrs experiences including five night bombing missions he volunteered to fly in 1944 and accounts of attacks by me 262 jets in late april of 1945 . rehr a squadron commander with the 323rd bombardment group earned 12 air medals five battle stars two distinguished flying crosses and the croix de guerre with silver star . p this entry refers to the large print edition .