11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

Ivo de Jong mention a book about the air battle of 11 January 1944 in his book Mission 376. Someone know which book he is referring to?

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

Mission 376
https://www.amazon.com/Mission-376-B.../dp/1902109031

https://www.amazon.com/Mission-376-B.../dp/1902109031

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

I think he means a book on the 11 January mission.

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

You're right NickM. No bibliography in the book (Hikoki ed.). No mention at the end of the 1st chapter either.

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

The Killing Sky A Factual Account About "Black Tuesday" a Dramatic US 8th Air Force Bomber Mission to Germany on 11th January 1944
(Rijpsma Printers 2004)
by Jaap van der Kuylen
152 pages w/ photographs, maps and appendices - hardback

"Very well researched account of this mission 11th January 1944 to Central Germany in which 65 US aircraft were lost and which draws on personal accounts."
Detailed loss report.
Large format, coloured hardback covers
OOP - used copies $150 +

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

It's in the Preface.

Thank you so much Edward. Sadly I don't think I will get my hand on it anytime soon.

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

No reference in the preface

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

Seriously why would I lie on this :confused:.

Page iv of the Hikoki edition, the three last sentences of the first column:
"The mission on 28 May 1944 was planned to deal a large blow to the German oil and armament industry. It would, however, never get a place in history among the famous American air operations on dates such as 17 August and 14 October 1943, with missions to Schweinfurt and Regensburg, the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin or the 11 January 1944 raid on Oschersleben. Missions like these have already been covered in some excellent books."

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

No lie. I mean no specific bibliographic reference (title, author,...) about an excellent book about January 11th...

Re: 11 January 1944 mission (Oschersleben)
 

If there was, I wouldn't ask here.