Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs: The 52nd Fighter Group in World War Two
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (658 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1902109430 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kenneth Yon said Much Thanks to Mr. Ivie and Mr. Ludwig. Thanks Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig. As a result of your book, my dad, Terrell Yon, speaks 65 years later. My dad served with the 5"Much Thanks to Mr. Ivie and Mr. Ludwig" according to Kenneth Yon. Thanks Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig. As a result of your book, my dad, Terrell Yon, speaks 65 years later. My dad served with the 52nd Fighter Group in WWII in the MTO as a fighter pilot flying most of his missions in the British Spitfire. He calls the Spit a great plane. He never talked about the war, and then one day we, his family, discovered the book, "Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs, The 52nd Fighter Group i. nd Fighter Group in WWII in the MTO as a fighter pilot flying most of his missions in the British Spitfire. He calls the Spit a great plane. He never talked about the war, and then one day we, his family, discovered the book, "Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs, The 5"Much Thanks to Mr. Ivie and Mr. Ludwig" according to Kenneth Yon. Thanks Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig. As a result of your book, my dad, Terrell Yon, speaks 65 years later. My dad served with the 52nd Fighter Group in WWII in the MTO as a fighter pilot flying most of his missions in the British Spitfire. He calls the Spit a great plane. He never talked about the war, and then one day we, his family, discovered the book, "Spitfires and Yellow Tail Mustangs, The 52nd Fighter Group i. nd Fighter Group i. "Long-Overdue Tribute to a Top USAAF Fighter Group!" according to Mike O'Connor. The 52nd Fighter Group was one of the top-scoring Army Air Force units to fly and fight in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in WWII. First equipped with Lend-Lease Spitfires, the Group later switched to P-51s, scoring some Long-Overdue Tribute to a Top USAAF Fighter Group! Mike O'Connor The 52nd Fighter Group was one of the top-scoring Army Air Force units to fly and fight in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in WWII. First equipped with Lend-Lease Spitfires, the Group later switched to P-51s, scoring some 425 aerial and 200+ ground kills by war's end. The Group's brief but eventful history is related in this fine book from Hikoki Publications by Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig.The 52nd came to . 25 aerial and 200+ ground kills by war's end. The Group's brief but eventful history is related in this fine book from Hikoki Publications by Tom Ivie and Paul Ludwig.The 52nd came to . Nothing but the facts This is an excellent book. Like every other Hikoki publication I've read to date, it is outstanding for the amount of research that obviously went into it. On top of being well researched it is also much needed so little has been written about the Americans in the Mediterranean air war and the follow-on strategic air war of the 15th Air Force. As part of their marvelous research the authors provide some great ai
In mid-1944, the 52nd was reassigned to the Fifteenth Air Force and converted to P-51 Mustangs. It flew combat missions in Spitfires to France during the summer of 1942 before being reassigned to the invasion force attacking North Africa in November 1942. During the remainder of the war, it flew bomber escort and strafing missions to targets in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, and Yugoslavia. As part of the Twelfth Air Force, it flew combat missions in the Tunisian campaign, and during the invasion of Sicily. The 52nd Fighter Group produced 21 Aces.. During its long campaign, the Group destroyed more than 425 enemy aircraft in aerial combat and damaged 135 plus many more on the ground. Activated in January 1941, it moved to England in July 1942 for an assignment with the Eighth Air Force. The USAAF 52nd Fighter Group enjoyed an outstanding record in World War II, but to date its story has never been told. After moving to North Africa, it was assigned to the Twelfth Air Force and was again equipped with Spitfires. For its outstanding service the Group was twice awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation