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The Bats. The History of Iowa's Air National Guard 174th Squadron: from Fighter to Tanker.
Garry R. Pape
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Description for The Bats. The History of Iowa's Air National Guard 174th Squadron: from Fighter to Tanker.
Num Pages: 240 pages, 341. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1414.
The Iowa Air National Guard’s 174th Air Refueling Squadron was organized at the Sioux City Army Air Base in 1946 as a P-51 fighter squadron. Over the years it flew many fighter-type aircraft. Called to active service during the Korean War the squadron was activated, dispersing assets and personnel in many directions. Both the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard learned from this real-life exercise. When another call-up came during the Vietnam War, the 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron was kept together as one of four ANG squadrons seeing service in that conflict with stellar results. Now known as the ... Read more
The Iowa Air National Guard’s 174th Air Refueling Squadron was organized at the Sioux City Army Air Base in 1946 as a P-51 fighter squadron. Over the years it flew many fighter-type aircraft. Called to active service during the Korean War the squadron was activated, dispersing assets and personnel in many directions. Both the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard learned from this real-life exercise. When another call-up came during the Vietnam War, the 174th Tactical Fighter Squadron was kept together as one of four ANG squadrons seeing service in that conflict with stellar results. Now known as the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764343742
SKU
V9780764343742
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99-2
About Garry R. Pape
Interested in aviation history since his pre-teen years, Garry Pape spent many years in a number of engineering fields in the aerospace industry and participated in numerous aviation organizations. Since retirement he served for a number of years as an air museum curator. He now dedicates his aviation interests to writing. He has had four books published, contributed to two others, and a ... Read more
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