P-38 Lightning Aces of the 82nd Fighter Group

Informationen zum Autor Steve Blake , a retired US civil servant and a freelance writer and editor, has been researching and writing about World War 2 fighter operations for more than 30 years. This is his third book on the Lightning, and he has had dozens of articles published in various periodicals. For the past ten years he has also been editor of Lightning Strikes, the official publication of the P-38 National Association. Klappentext When the 82nd Fighter Group was organized in March 1942, most of its initial pilot cadre was comprised of newly graduated staff sergeant pilots of Class 42-C - enlisted men! They learned to fly the P-38 at Muroc, in California's Mojave Desert, and then moved to the Los Angeles area to continue their training and to serve as part of its air defence. In September 1942 the group was transported to the East Coast, from where it shipped out to Ireland on the Queen Mary. By this time all its remaining sergeant pilots had been commissioned. As of VE-Day the 82nd Fighter Group's score of confirmed aerial victories stood at 548 aircraft shot down, plus a huge amount of enemy materiel - including aircraft - destroyed on the ground and the sea. It had been awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The cost of this success was high, however, for around 250 of the group's pilots had either been killed in action or captured.No fewer than 25 pilots from the 82nd FG became aces, and 55 others scored three or four kills. This book will look at the unit's history through the eyes of its most successful pilots and leaders, detailing both their exploits and their personal experiences. Zusammenfassung No fewer than 25 pilots from the 82nd FG became aces, and 55 others scored three or four kills. This book looks at the unit's history through the eyes of its most successful pilots and leaders, detailing both their exploits and their personal experiences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Aces in Training North Africa: Aces' Breeding Ground Mediterranean Sweep Strategic Lightnings Appendices Ace listings Aircraft listings Colour Plates Commentaries ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steve Blake, Blake Steve
• Collaboration: Chris Davey (Illustrations), Chris (Illustrator) Davey (Illustrations), Tony Holmes (Editeur)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 20.07.2012
• EAN: 9781849087438
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-743-8
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Thèmes: Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey)
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); Europe, European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, Air forces & warfare, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General