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Author | : Chris Bucholtz |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178200873X |
Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, the 4th Fighter Group was established in England in October 1942. Initially flying Spitfires, the Debden Eagles went on to fly the P-47 and P-51, becoming, in July 1943, the first Eighth Air Force fighter group to penetrate German air space. The group's record of 583 air and 469 ground victories was unmatched in the Eighth Air Force, and the group produced a cast of characters that included legendary aces Don Blakeslee, Pierce McKennon, “Kid” Hofer, Duane Beeson, Steve Pisanos and Howard Hively.Involved in the D-Day landings, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine, the group's achievements came at a high price, with a 42 percent casualty rate. Packed with first-hand accounts, detailed aircraft profiles and full combat histories, this book is an intriguing insight into the best-known American fighter unit in World War II.
Author | : Chris Bucholtz |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 184603809X |
Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, the 4th Fighter Group was established in England in October 1942. Initially flying Spitfires, the Debden Eagles went on to fly the P-47 and P-51, becoming, in July 1943, the first Eighth Air Force fighter group to penetrate German air space. The group's record of 583 air and 469 ground victories was unmatched in the Eighth Air Force, and the group produced a cast of characters that included legendary aces Don Blakeslee, Pierce McKennon, “Kid” Hofer, Duane Beeson, Steve Pisanos and Howard Hively. Involved in the D-Day landings, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine, the group's achievements came at a high price, with a 42 percent casualty rate. Packed with first-hand accounts, detailed aircraft profiles and full combat histories, this book is an intriguing insight into the best-known American fighter unit in World War II
Author | : Larry Davis |
Publisher | : Squadron/Signal Publications |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : Fighter pilots |
ISBN | : 9780897475150 |
Author | : Grover Cleveland Hall (Jr.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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Author | : Warren Thompson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2013-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472802128 |
The entry of the United State's premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was triggered by the ever-increasing presence of the Soviet-built MiG-15 south of the Yalu River. The possibility of the USAF losing air supremacy over the Korean Peninsula was unacceptable. The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This combination of pilot types wrote and re-wrote the text books on jet warfare. Of the 40 jet aces that the war produced, the 4th Wing boasted 24 of them. This book details these incredible pilots and the planes they flew.
Author | : Chris Bucholtz |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2012-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782008721 |
The 357th Fighter Group produced 42 aces, more than any other group within the USAAF. 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.
Author | : Frank E. Speer |
Publisher | : Schiffer Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780764307256 |
The P-51 Mustangs of the 4th Fighter Group were the first to escort bombers over Berlin during World War II, the first to escort bombers from England to Russia, and at war's end ranked first in the number of enemy aircraft destroyed (over 1,000). The Debden Warbirds describes in detail the everyday workings of this record setting fighter group, from their Eagle Squadron beginnings in Hurricanes and Spitfires, to their unprecedented triumphs in Thunderbolts and Mustangs. This authentic account, gleaned from the Squadron and Tower Diaries, is enhanced by dozens of combat reports and personal accounts from pilots and crews whose day-to-day encounters are faithfully recorded. Author Frank Speer became an ace within seventeen missions over Germany flying P-51 Mustangs with the 4th FG, having been credited with destroying six enemy aircraft. On a flight over Poland his aircraft was shot down. He walked nearly 400 miles from the site of his crash landing before he collapsed from exhaustion and was captured by the Germans. He was incarcerated in three different Stalags prior to his escape and repatriation. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He lives in Pennsylvania.
Author | : Maurer Maurer |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : 1428915850 |
Author | : Troy L. White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2015-07-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780578166056 |
The thrills, spills and lucky escapes of the 4th Fighter Group during World War II. From clandestine training in Canada and early days as the legendary RAF Eagle Squadrons forged in the fire of the Battle of Britain, to wild dogfights over the Reich. The youthful enthusiasm of the fliers turned to dogged determination until victory was theirs! Adventures of the Fourth Fighter Group combines the personal recollections of veteran pilots then and now, and thoroughly researched true tales full of rich and evocative detail. Adventures of the 4th Fighter Group is over 330 pages long, measures 6"x 9" with 199 images. Author/artist Troy White covers new ground with his latest book about the adventures of the keen young pilots of the fourth FG.
Author | : Lt Col Jay A. Stout |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2012-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811748677 |
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.