World War II New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993.
David, Clayton C. They Helped Me Escape: From Amsterdam to Gibraltar in 1944 Manhattan, KS: Sunflower University Press, 1988. Co-pilot who bailed out of 303rd Bomb Group's 42-29524 Meat Hound on January 11, 1944.
Davison, Ralph
My Excursions From Podington St Louis, MO: 92BG, 1/11 CCRC Memorial Corp. Story of a 92nd Group navigator.
Dedmon,  Emmett
Duty To Live New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Memoirs of a B-17 navigator shot down and a POW in Germany.


Dunbar, John
Escape Through the Pyrenees New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1955. A B-17 bombardier's escape from France to neutral Spain.
Feider, Leo J.
35 Missions with the 384th Bomb Group St Paul, MN: Privately Printed.
Fleming, Samuel P. as told to Hall, Ed Y.
Flying With The Hell's Angels Spartenburg, SC: The Honoribus Press, 1991. Navigator with 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group.
Fletcher, Eugene
Fletcher's Gang: A B-17 Crew In Europe, 1944-1945 Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1988. Story of a 96th Bomb Group crew's 35 missions.
Fletcher, Eugene
The Lucky Bastard Club: A B-17 Pilot in Training and in Combat 1943-45 Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1993. [N.B. This book incorporates Fletcher's Gang.]
Frankhouser, Bill
World War II Odyssey: Pennsylvania Dutch Farm Boy Becomes 8th AF Navigator Bedford, VA: Hamilton's, 1997. Frankhouser flew with the 398th Bomb Group.
Fyler, Carl
Staying Alive: A B-17 Pilot's Experiences Flying Unescorted Bomber Missions . . . Leavenworth, KS: J. H. Johnston, 1995.
Giering,  Major Edward J., U.S. Army (Ret)
B-17 Bomber Crew Diary Manhattan,KS: Sunflower University Press, 1985.
Goodman, Cindy and Riddling, Jan
The Forgotten Man: The Mechanic Rockford, IL: Ken Lemmons, 1999. The memories of Kenneth A. Lemmons, one of the first crew chiefs with the 100th Bomb Group.
Hand, Robert A.
The Last Raid 303rd Bomb Group Berlin on February 3, 1945 and other stories.
Hawkins, Ian L. (Editor)
B-17s Over Berlin: Personal Stories from the 95th Bomb Group (H) Washington: Brassey's, 1995.
Hinrichs, Edward (Editor)
Stories of the 452nd Bomb Group
Forest Lake, MN: E. Hinrichs, 1995.
Hopewell, Clifford
Combine 13 Dallas, TX: Merrimore Press, 1990. Experiences of a B-17 navigator in Stalag Luft III.
Howell, Forrest W.
Whispers of Death - Yankee Kriegies Moore Haven, FL: Rainbow Books, 1985. Story of radio operator shot down in 303rd Bomb Group's 42-102432 Tiny Angel.
Kennedy, Chester C.  The Way It  Was, I Think 1922-1945 Conway, AR: Dr. Chester Kennedy. Story of 43rd Bomb Group pilot.
Kogel, Fred
Countdown: 35 Daylight Missions Against Nazi Germany Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1990.
Lembke, Bud
Ups & Downs in a Flying Fortress: "Were Those Trips Necessary"  Pulse Press, 1997.
McCarthy, David A.
Fear No More: A B-17 Navigator's Journey Pittsburgh: Cottage Wordsmiths/DAMBooks, 1991.
McGarry, James M.
In and Above the Olive Groves: The Per

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