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Aces of the 78th Fighter Group
Engelsk
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780967158
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1780967152
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 sep 2013
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
185mm
Højde:
247mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:
Aircraft of the Aces
Oplagsdato:
20 sep 2013
Forfatter(e):
Paperback
Format:

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Dubbed the ‘Eagles of Duxford’, the 78th Fighter Group (FG) was unique in being the only fighter unit in the ‘Mighty Eighth’ to fly the P-38 Lightning, P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang operationally.

The 78th FG produced the very first Eighth Air Force ace, and flew exclusively from Duxford throughout its time in the UK. Initially equipped with the P-38 Lightning, the group received P-47 Thunderbolts in March 1943, followed by the iconic American ace-maker, the P-51 Mustang, in December 1944. Arriving in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) in November 1942, and eventually committed to combat five months later, the 78th, along with the 4th and 56th FGs, ‘wrote the book’ on long-range fighter escort by VIII Fighter Command in the ETO.

This volume charts the group’s highs and lows during its two years in action from Duxford, focusing on the exploits of the 51 pilots who achieved ace status with the 78th during World War 2. These men included Capt Charles London, the very first Eighth Air Force ace, and Maj Quince Brown, who was the 78th’s most successful aerial ace prior to being murdered by the SS after he was shot down over Germany.

Alongside stunning illustrations, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver explains how, by VE Day, the ‘Eagles of Duxford’ had downed 316 aircraft and destroyed a further 320 machines on the ground during strafing attacks on German airfields.






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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780967158
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1780967152
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 sep 2013
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
185mm
Højde:
247mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Serie:
Aircraft of the Aces
Oplagsdato:
20 sep 2013
Forfatter(e):
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