23rd Fighter Group: Chennault's Sharks
(Book #31 in the Aviation Elite Units Series)
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Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and 76th Fighter Squadrons - were initially equipped with war-weary P-40s handed down from the AVG. These were supplemented by the attached 16th FS, flying new P-40Es, and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846034213
ISBN13:9781846034213
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.2" x 9.8"
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