Overview
In addition to being the first P-47 thunderbolt group to see action in the European Theater, the 56th Fighter Group was the only unit in the Eighth Air Force to fly the "Jug" through war's end. The 56th was also responsible for developing many of the VIII Fighter Command's bomber escort tactics, and by war's end had shot down more Axis aircraft than any other unit in the Eighth, producing two of the theater's leading aces, Francis Gabreski and Robert Johnson. A detailed text outlining the exploits of the 56th Fighter Group and biographies of its leading personalities is complemented by full appendices listing aircraft, bases, officers, kills, and losses, as well as archival photographs and specially commissioned color artwork detailing aircraft, uniforms, and special unit insignias.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781841760476
- ISBN-10: 1841760471
- Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
- Publish Date: October 2000
- Dimensions: 9.88 x 7.12 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.88 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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