Eighth Air Force Strategic & Tactical US Army Air Forces Collection, 1941-1945

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Title:: Eighth Air Force Strategic and Tactical Collection
Dates:: 1941-1945
Abstract:: The Eighth Air Force was formed in 1942 and specialized in daylight precision bombing. The collection consists of a photographic book containing a narrative, ranging from the years 1943 to 1945.
Extent:: 0.3 Cubic feet One photo album in one box
Language:
Preferred citation:: [Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Scope and content:: There is only one item in this collection. It is a photographic album containing a narrative with photographs ranging from the years 1943 to 1945.
Biographical / historical:: The Eighth Air Force was formed in 1942 and specialized in daylight precision bombing. The collection consists of a photographic book containing a narrative, ranging from the years 1943 to 1945. In the collection it is attributed that without the Eighth Air Force’s methodical destruction of the railroad tracks around France, there was a chance that D-Day could have been stalled or even repelled and that Operation Overload would have completely failed. The Eighth Air Force consisted of several models of planes, but the core aircraft involved in the campaign were the B-17, B-24, P-51, and Spitfire.
Acquisition information:: The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Family
North American P-51 Mustang Family
World War, 1939-1945
Names:: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 8th.
United States. Army Air Forces.
Eaker, Ira, 1896-1987

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Alan Renga
Date Prepared:: 10/20/2014
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-10-20T11:53-0400

Restrictions:: The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Terms of access:: Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.

Preferred citation:: [Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum Library & Archives”]

Location of this collection:: San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives

2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park

San Diego, CA 92101, US