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352nd Fighter Group

By Tom Tullis , Tom Ivie

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2002
ISBN
9781841763828, 1-84176-382-9
Open Library ID
OL8922344M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34528164 bytes)
Series
Aviation Elite Units 008
Pages
131\131
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Nicknamed the ‘Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney’ due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s, the 352nd FG was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force. Credited with destroying almost 800 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945, the 352nd finished fourth in the ranking of all groups within VIII Fighter Command. Initially equipped with P-47s, the group transitioned to P-51s in the spring of 1944, and it was with the Mustang that its pilots enjoyed their greatest success. Numerous first-hand accounts, 55 newly commissioned artworks and 140+ photos complete this concise history of the ‘Bluenosers’.

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