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Biographical Note
Contents
Part 1: The Leaders - the 354th Fighter Group
The first fighter group to receive the P-51 Mustang and who were the leading group within the ETO from the first days of the war till the fall of the Reich
Part 2: Tuskegee Airmen - the 332nd Fighter Group
A fascinating account of the Tuskegee experiment designed to prove that African Americans were not capable of flying combat aircraft, which ironically resulted in the creation of one of the elite units of the war. Their amazing war record includes the fact that they never lost a bomber under escort to enemy attack - a record unequalled by anyone else. Post-war they became symbols of the Civil Rights Movement.
Part 3: The Aces - the 475th Fighter group
The premier P-38 Fighter Group included amongst its ranks the leading American aces of all time, Dick Bong and Tom McGuire
Part 4: The ‘Tokyo Club' - Long Range Mustang Units
This little-known story of the pilots who had to make the 650-mile trip who had to fly 650-miles across the ocean to attack Japan, battling against not only the enemy but dwindling fuel supplies, monsoom storms and pilot fatigue.
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