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Nicknamed the 'Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney' due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s, the 352nd FG was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force. Credited with destroying almost 800 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945, the 352nd finished fourth in the ranking of all groups within VIII Fighter Command. Initially equipped with P-47s, the group transitioned to P-51s in the spring of 1944, and it was with the Mustang that its pilots enjoyed their greatest success. Numerous first-hand accounts, 55 newly commissioned artworks and 140+ photos complete this concise history of the 'Bluenosers'.
Table of Contents
ACTIVATION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER TWO
OVERSEAS TO BODNEY
CHAPTER THREE
A NEW ERA IN FIGHTER ESCORT
CHAPTER FOUR
MUSTANG OPERATIONS BEGIN
CHAPTER FIVE
PRELUDE TO D-DAY
CHAPTER SIX
D-DAY TO MARKET-GARDEN
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE LULL AND THEN THE STORM
CHAPTER EIGHT
BODENPLATTE TO VE-DAY 106
Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Unit heraldry
Index
Product details
Published | Apr 25 2002 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 128 |
ISBN | 9781841763828 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 140 b/w; 40 col |
Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
Series | Aviation Elite Units |
Short code | AEU 8 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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