Description

Flying the iconic American ace-maker, the 357th Fighter Group produced more aces than any other group in the Eighth Air Force.

The 357th Fighter Group produced 42 aces. It was also the first group in the Eighth Air Force to be equipped with the P-51. Thanks to this fighter and the talented pilots assigned to the group (men such as Bud Anderson, Kit Carson, John England and Chuck Yeager) the 357th achieved a faster rate of aerial victories than any other Eighth Air Force group during the final year of the war. It also claimed the highest number of aerial kills – 56 – in a single mission. The group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations (the unit equivalent of the Medal of Honor).

Written by Chris Bucholtz, this book is crammed full of first-hand accounts, superb photography and some of the most colorful profiles to be found in World War II aviation.

Table of Contents

Raydon Warriors
On to Berlin
Supporting D-Day
Long-range Operations
High-scoring missions

Appendices
Ace listings
Aircraft listings
Plates commentaries

Product details

Published Dec 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781846039867
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 96
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Chris Bucholtz

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