The Yoxford Boys. The 357th Fighter Group on Escort over Europe and Russia. A World War II Series.
Häftad bok. Aero [Fallbrook]. 1 uppl. 1971. 103 sidor.
Nyskick. First P-51 Mustang group in the 8th Air Force, here is the story of one of the highest scoring fighter outfits and aces such as "Kit" Carson, Richard Peterson, John England and Clarence Peterson. Full mission list. Part 5 of a World War II Series created by Kenn C. Rust. An invaluable reference book for military historians and, aviation researchers, filled with comprehensive descriptions. Text in English. Well illustrated throughout - photos, drawings by John Preston, appendices. Paperback, printed endpapers. 4:o. 275x187x8 mm. 300 g. A bright, tight, excellent copy with no foxing to the covers, unmarked internally, no name inscription, as brand new. [31230] /---/ This World War II Series, created by aviation authority Kenn C. Rust, gives anyone interested in World War II aviation an intimate "look-see" at the real air action through the eyes of the men who were there. No other books like these are available in the world today. Each tells a different part of the combat story as it happened to one particular group, via an absorbing text, many rare and high quality photos, and excellent tone scale drawings by top aviation artists John Preston and Paul Matt. 1.The Fortunes of War. The 492nd Bomb Group on Daylight Operations. 2. The Slybird Group. The 353rd Fighter Group on Escort and Ground Attack Operations. 3.The Fireball Outfit. The 457th Bomb Group in the Skies Over Europe. 4.Checkertail Clan. The 325th Fighter Group in North Africa and Italy. 5.The Yoxford Boys. The 357th Fighter Group on Escort over Europe and Russia. A World War II Series. /---/ Merle Olmsted were enlisting in the Air Corp in 1942, he became a member of the 357th Fighter Group with the 8th Air Force and Crew Chief for the P-51 Mustangs flying out of Leiston Air Field, England during WWII. He served 22 years active duty, then 20 years in the same capacity in the Air Force and Army Aviation, retiring in 1985. He was historian for the WWII 357th Fighter Group and a lifetime member of the Air Force Sergeants Assn., the Mighty 8th AF Museum and the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. He also was a lifetime member of the American Aviation Historical Society. Olmsted wrote many articles and supplied hundreds of pictures and much information for the AAHS Journal (a very good publication). He was an amateur aviation artist, an expert scratch-built modeler, and shared his knowledge of aviation with many enthusiasts worldwide. His extensive collection of information, pictures, film, and other items are being donated to the Mighty 8th Museum. He was a noted historian and author of numerous articles and 3 books, his latest being "To War With the Yoxford Boys".
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