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49th Fighter Group
William N. Hess
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Description for 49th Fighter Group
Paperback. The 49th Fighter Group was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. This title assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces. Illustrator(s): Davey, Chris. Series: Aviation Elite Units. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125ill.15col.ill. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
The 49th FG was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group went into action in the defence of Darwin, Australia, where the Forty-Niners' handful of P-40E Warhawks were thrown into combat alongside survivors from the defeated forces that had fled from the Philippines...
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Aviation Elite Units
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841767857
SKU
V9781841767857
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About William N. Hess
William Hess is the official historian for the American Fighter Aces Association, and is one of the most highly respected aviation writers of his generation. A B-17 crewman during World War 2, Hess has written over 40 books during his long and distinguished career. An airbrush artist with years of experience, Chris Davey has become Osprey's principal illustrator of RAF...
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