Fighter Group - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fighter Group write by Lt Col Jay A. Stout. This book was released on 2012-10-01. Fighter Group available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
An Escort of P-38s
An Escort of P-38s - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Escort of P-38s write by John D. Mullins. This book was released on 1995. An Escort of P-38s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The definitive World War II history of the U.S. Air Force's oldest fighter unit.
Beware the Thunderbolt!
Beware the Thunderbolt! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Beware the Thunderbolt! write by David R. McLaren. This book was released on 1994. Beware the Thunderbolt! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This new book is the story of the legendary 56th Fighter Group in a chronological narrative of their combat missions.
The 370th Fighter Group in World War II
The 370th Fighter Group in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The 370th Fighter Group in World War II write by Jay Jones. This book was released on 2003. The 370th Fighter Group in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
332nd Fighter Group
332nd Fighter Group - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 332nd Fighter Group write by Chris Bucholtz. This book was released on 2007-01-30. 332nd Fighter Group available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The USAAC's Tuskegee Experiment, designed to prove that African-Americans were not capable of flying combat aircraft, ironically resulted in the creation of one of the USAAF's elite units. Crewed by highly-educated and exceptionally motivated men, the 99th Fighter Squadron, led by Col Benjamin O. Davis (later joined by the 100th, 301st, and 302nd FS to form the 332nd Fighter Group), first flew ground attack missions in P-40s in North Africa and participated in the destruction and surrender of Pantelleria, off Sicily. Later, after the unit was equipped with P-51 Mustangs, the 'Redtails' began flying escort missions deep into Germany. The unit scoreboard boasted 111 aerial kills (including several Me 262 jets), 150 strafing victories, 950 vehicles and railway rolling stock destroyed, and the sinking of a German destroyer by war's end. The group were both feared and respected by the Germans, who called them the "Schwartze Voglemenschen" (Black Birdmen), and revered by others as the "Black Red-tail Angels", partly because of their distinct red-tailed aircraft, and partly because they never lost a bomber under escort to enemy attack (a feat which was unmatched by any other USAAF fighter group in World War II). The pilots of the 332nd FG attribute their success to the discipline instilled by Col Davis, who is reputed to have told them, 'If you lose a bomber, don't bother to come back.' This book will reveal the true story of the unit who rose above discrimination to achieve elite status.
