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The Long Campaign. The History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II.
John W. Lambert
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Description for The Long Campaign. The History of the 15th Fighter Group in World War II.
Num Pages: 186 pages, over 300 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1218.
The 15th Fighter Group was activated in December 1940 as part of the old Hawaiian Air Force. It served its baptism of fire a year later when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Oahu’s airfields. Utilizing personal interviews with veterans as well as official records, the author creates a wartime chronicle of combat operations across the Central Pacific. The 15th fought on the first day of the war and was still in combat on the last day, flying seven- to eight-hour missions from Iwo Jima to Honshu. This history won an award from the Aviation Writers Association.
The 15th Fighter Group was activated in December 1940 as part of the old Hawaiian Air Force. It served its baptism of fire a year later when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Oahu’s airfields. Utilizing personal interviews with veterans as well as official records, the author creates a wartime chronicle of combat operations across the Central Pacific. The 15th fought on the first day of the war and was still in combat on the last day, flying seven- to eight-hour missions from Iwo Jima to Honshu. This history won an award from the Aviation Writers Association.
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764324284
SKU
V9780764324284
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