The 14th Fighter Group In World War Ii

Author : John W. Lambert
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764329210
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 14th Fighter Group in World War II written by John W. Lambert and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942 included the USAAF's Lockheed P-38 equipped 14th Fighter Group. Flying long-range, high-altitude escort missions as well as low level ground support sorties, the 14th engaged in three months of grinding attrition. Another squadron arrived from the U.S. along with new P-38s and the revitalized 14th returned to the Mediterranean air war in May 1943 where they flew combat for another two years battling the German, Hungarian, Rumanian, and even the Russian air forces.

Author : William N Hess
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472802047
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 49th Fighter Group written by William N Hess and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 49th FG was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group went into action in the defence of Darwin, Australia, where the Forty-Niners' handful of P-40E Warhawks were thrown into combat alongside survivors from the defeated forces that had fled from the Philippines and Java. This book assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces. By VJ-Day the group had scored 668 aerial victories and won three Distinguished Unit Citations and ten campaign stars for its outstanding efforts.

Author : Lt Col Jay A. Stout
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811748677
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fighter Group written by Lt Col Jay A. Stout and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jay Stout breaks new ground in World War II aviation history with this gripping account of one of the war's most highly decorated American fighter groups.

Author : S. W. Ferguson
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protect & Avenge written by S. W. Ferguson and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1996 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the 50th Anniversary of Victory in World War II comes PROTECT & AVENGE: The 49th Fighter Group in World War II.\nAfter six years of research, author and illustrator S.W. Ferguson, Along with 49ERS Association historian William K. Pascalis, have recreated the war-years odyssey of the famous 49ERS, the most successful fighter group in the war against Japan. Flyers Paul Wrutsmith, Bob Morrissey, Ernie Harris, Gerry Johnson, Bob DeHaven and leading American ace Dick Bong, are but a few of the men who contribute to the 49ERS legend. \nFrom their desert air strips of Northwest Territory, Australia, through their jungle camps of New Guinea and the Philippines, to the final moment of victory on the Japanese homeland, all are detailed in this new volume. Derived from the diaries and logs of 49ERS veterans, the groups official USAF history and the U.S. National Archives, the story chronicles more than thirty aces and their crews who achieved over 600 aerial kills in three years of continuous combat.\nThe text is highlighted by more than 600 black and white photos, six compaign maps, and twenty-four color profiles of select P-40s, P-57s, and P-38s.\nS.W. Ferguson lives in Colorado Springs where he has pursued his teaching, writing and art career for the last ten years. His interests are American writers and history of the 20th century, and swift waters that yield trout. \nBill Pascalis is a veteran aircraft mechanic of the 49ERS Selfridge AFB cadre and served through the New Guinea campaign of mid-1943. After the war, he established a long career with Tranworld Airlines. He now lives with his wife in retirement in Florida, enjoying golf, his grandchildren and research in the 5th Air Force archives.

Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428915850
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Force Combat Units of World War II written by Maurer Maurer and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1961 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Combat Squadrons of the Air Force; World War II. written by Maurer Maurer and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of squadron histories has been prepared by the USAF Historical Division to complement the Division's book, Air Force Combat Units of World War II. The 1,226 units covered by this volume are the combat (tactical) squadrons that were active between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Each squadron is traced from its beginning through 5 March 1963, the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the 1st Aero (later Bombardment) Squadron, the first Army unit to be equipped with aircraft for tactical operations. For each squadron there is a statement of the official lineage and data on the unit's assignments, stations, aircraft and missiles, operations, service streamers, campaign participation, decorations, and emblem.

Author : John William Lambert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Long Campaign written by John William Lambert and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David R. McLaren
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beware the Thunderbolt! written by David R. McLaren and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book is the story of the legendary 56th Fighter Group in a chronological narrative of their combat missions.

Author : Don Woerpel
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764313226
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 79th Fighter Group Over Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy in World War II written by Don Woerpel and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the men of the 79th Fighter Group on the "forgotten" Mediterranean front in World War II. It tells who they were, what they did, and because it is set in the broader context of the entire conflict in that theater is shows how the war on the ground influenced their war in the air. The 79th spent much of its tour with the RAF's Desert Air Force in Tunisia, Sicily, and the "other side" of Italy - providing readers with an inside look at battles generally not well known to the American public - and also took part in the battle for Rome and the invasion of southern France. It racked up an enviable record. It destroyed hundreds of ground targets, led all Allied fighters in victories over both Pantelleria and Anzio, gave three destroyers the "deep six," and was the only fighter group to sink an aircraft carrier.

Author : Jay Jones
Publisher : Schiffer Military History Book
ISBN 13 : 9780764317798
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 370th Fighter Group in World War II written by Jay Jones and published by Schiffer Military History Book. This book was released on 2003 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of the 370th Fighter Group in World War II, conveyed in the words and photos of the veterans. The 370th was organized in 1943 to fly the P-47 Thunderbolt. When the group arrived in England in early 1944, they were assigned to the 9th Air Force and converted to fly P-38 Lightnings. They were involved in every major Allied offensive from D-Day onward. The group supported Operation Cobra, flew missions over the Falaise Gap, and flew cover over Operation Market Garden. On missions after the weather cleared, the men could actually watch from the base as their planes made dive-bombing runs on German armored columns. The group converted to P-51 Mustangs in March 1945, just in time for cover missions during Operation Varsity, the Rhine River crossing. This is one of the most thorough and comprehensive group histories written and is a must for veterans, their families, and enthusiasts.