Here is collection of books written about the 457th Bomb Group. All these books are unique in their own way giving a personal insight in the group and their experiences during WWII. Some books are still available on online shops and in book stores others can be found on Ebay and other sites.
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Fait Accompli
A historical Account of the 457th Bomb Group (H)
Compiled by: Homer Briggs and James L. Bass
Edited by: John F. Welch
Published: 1995
Fait Accompli II
A Pictorial Account of the 457th Bomb Group (H)
Written by: James L. Bass
Published: 1998
Fait Accompli III
A Historical Anthology of the 457th Bomb Group (H)
Compiled by: James L. Bass
Edited by: Craig Harris
Published: 2000
Lest They Forget Freedom’s Price
Memoirs of a WWII Bomber Pilot
Written by: Lt. Col. (retired) Edward M. Bender, USAFR
Published: 2008
Tales of Woe
As well as other preposterous but humorous events
Written by: J. Francis Angier
Published: 2008
The Fireball Outfit
The 457th Bombardment Group in the Skies Over Europe
Written by: Ken Blakebrough
Published: 1968
Dead Engine Kids
World War II Diary of John J. Briol, B-17 Ball Turret Gunner
Edited by: John F. Welch
Published: 1993
Black Puff Polly
And Other Flights To Eternity
Edited by: Lt. Colonel Roland O. Byers, USAFR (Ret.)
Published: 1991
Flak Dodger
A Story Of The 457th Bomb Group (H) During World War II
Written by: Lt. Colonel Roland Byers, USAFR (Ret.)
Published: 1985
Eleven Two
One WWII Airman’s Story of Capture, Survival and Freedom
Written by: Frank A. Kravetz
Published: 2010
Found in a Footlocker
The Forgotten Sacrifice of Robert L. Todd
Written by: Paul W.R. Kelly
Published: 2009
Falling Down For The Count
The Letters and Diaries of Albert Williams from 1943 – 1945
Written by: Becky Sroda
Published: 2003
Mission to Germany
William ‘Bud’ Gassen and the 457th Bomb Group
Written by: Sean J. Flynn
Published: 2009
Broken Wings
The True Story of a B-17 Bomber Crew Lost Over Holland in September 1944
Compiled by: Harold E. Jansen and Erwin de Mooij
Published: 2012
In the Shadows of War
An American Pilot’s Odyssey Through Occupied France and the Camps of Nazi Germany
Written by: Thomas Childers
Published: 2002
