The Aces of Fighting 17: Vf-17's Top Guns in World War II
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They were called the deadliest fighter squadron in action in the South Pacific; U.S. Navy Fighting Squadron Seventeen, famous with their Skull and Crossbones insignia, became one of the most successful squadrons of WWII. Flying the F4U Corsair, VF-17 shot down 152 Japanese aircraft in aerial combat in only 76 days. At the end of the war VF-17 had the top four Navy Corsair aces: Kepford, Hedrick, Blackburn, and Smith. After seventeen years of meticulous...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0764339478
ISBN13:9780764339479
Release Date:December 2011
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:224 Pages
Weight:3.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 8.8" x 11.1"
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