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Chargement... 57th Fighter Group - First in the Blue (Aviation Elite Units)par Carl Molesworth
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Molesworth is something of a specialist in the Curtiss P-40 and the pilots that flew them so this is a life and times of a unit that was the first significant U.S. fighter unit that served against the Germans and was famous for, if nothing else, the so-called "Palm Sunday Massacre." This is where elements of the group decimated a mass formation of German transport aircraft trying to evacuate German personnel from the wreckage of Hitler's North African adventure. I still rather like this series more than Osprey's companion "Aircraft of the Aces" but one can understand that there was too much overlap to justify two series. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Organized in January 1941, just as the United States was building up military forces for its inevitable entry into World War II, the 57th Fighter Group was the first USAAF fighter unit to go into action in North Africa. It went on to establish a number of other 'firsts' during its illustrious combat history in this theatre. Flying P-40 Warhawks, the pilots of the 57th entered combat in August 1942 and fought throughout the final Allied advance from El Alamein through the Axis surrender in Tunisia, the capture of Sicily and the invasion of Italy. Converting to the P-47D Thunderbolt in late 1943, the 57th continued pounding the retreating Axis forces in Italy until the end of the war in Europe. The 57th Fighter Group produced a number of aces during the war, and was also recognized for its pioneering achievements in the fighter-bomber role. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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