352nd Fighter Group

Informationen zum Autor Thomas G Ivie is a veteran of six years service in the US Army and a retired buyer of developmental parts for a major US jet engine manufacturer. He has had a life long interest in World War II aviation and has written eight books and numerous magazine articles on the subject. One of his books was Osprey Aviation Elite Units 8 – 352nd Fighter Group. His articles have appeared in the Museum of the United States Air Force’s Friends Bulletin and in Air Classics magazine. Klappentext Nicknamed the "Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney" due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s and their wartime base in Norfolk! the 352nd was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force. Their exploits are charted here in this illustrated book. Zusammenfassung 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'.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas G. Ivie, Tom Ivie, Ivie Tom
• Assisted by: Tom Tullis (Illustration), Tullis Tom (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.04.2002
• EAN: 9781841763828
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-382-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Osprey Aviation Elite S.; Aviation Elite Units; Osprey Aviation Elite S.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater