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28%OFFD. Jackson - The Forgotten Squadron. The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF.  - 9780764335372 - V9780764335372
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The Forgotten Squadron. The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF.

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Description for The Forgotten Squadron. The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 220 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1236. The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF. 160 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBWQ. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 22. Weight: 1228.
The men of the 449th Fighter Squadron called themselves the “forgotten squadron.” Despite serving to great effect as the only P-38 fighter squadron with the Flying Tigers in China, the 449th received little press or praise during or after the war. Ironically, the unit participated in the 14th Air Force’s greatest missions, including the daring Thanksgiving Day raid on Taiwan, “accidentally” shooting down one of the top-ranking Japanese generals in China, and even supporting Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese in Indochina. Having spread its wings from Taiwan to the Salween Front, the 449th is the perfect case study to ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764335372
SKU
V9780764335372
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About D. Jackson
Daniel Jackson graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in military history and a minor in Chinese language. He is now an Air Force pilot living with his beautiful wife near Pensacola, Florida.

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