Wolfpack Warriors: The Story of World War II's Most Successful Fighter Outfit
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- Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group - Focuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles "Beware the Thunderbolt " With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. The first group to receive the P-47, the 56th pioneered aerial tactics and compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, thirty-nine fighter aces with five or more kills, two Distinguished Unit Citations, eighteen Distinguished Service Crosses, and twenty-eight Silver Stars.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0811736113
ISBN13:9780811736114
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:Stackpole Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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