Pioneer Mustang Group The 354th Fighter Group in World War II
Innbundet /
2008
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780764329258
Published
2008-04-04
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight
2631 gr
Height
279 mm
Width
216 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
400
Author
As the first unit to fly the Merlin-engined P-51B in combat, the 354th Fighter Group adopted the nickname "Pioneer Mustang Group." Until D-Day, it escorted 8th AF heavy bombers to targets on the European Continent. The group then moved to France and supported Patton's Third Army from Normandy to Bavaria, and also participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Its pilots scored over 600 confirmed air victories, and forty-three of them became aces. This book is an almost day-to-day account of their aerial combat experiences and the "gypsy" lifestyle they and their support personnel led as they moved from one airfield to another across Western Europe.
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Product details
ISBN
9780764329258
Published
2008-04-04
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight
2631 gr
Height
279 mm
Width
216 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
400
Author