Del 125 - Aircraft of the Aces
F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
Av Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver
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An illustrated history of the pilots of VF-2 who had a spectacular scoring rate and fought in many of the major aerial campaigns of the Pacific War.The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the ‘hottest outfit afloat’ due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This first unit only saw combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea, although VF-2 pilots flying Grumman F4F Wildcats were able to rack up 17 claims there during the bitter 48-hour period of fighting.The second ‘Fighting Two’ was armed with the new Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter. Arriving in Hawaii in October 1943, the squadron so impressed Cdr Edward H ‘Butch’ O’Hare, the Medal of Honor-winning first US Navy ace of World War 2, that he requested the squadron replace VF-6 in his CAG-6 aboard USS Enterprise. No unit US Navy unit created more aces than VF-2, whose pilots went into action over the Carolines, Marianas, Guam, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.Using exquisite photographs and first-hand accounts from the elite fliers themselves, this volume tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2015-02-20
- Mått180 x 244 x 8 mm
- Vikt340 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieAircraft of the Aces
- Antal sidor96
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- IllustratörLaurier, Jim, Postlethwaite, Mark, Laurier, Jim (Illustrator), Postlethwaite, Mark (Cover Illustrator)
- EAN9781472805584