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Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
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Description for Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy’s “Ace of Aces.” Twenty-one squadron pilots were killed in action and one in an operational accident aboard the carrier Essex.
The fighter squadron’s partners, Bombing Squadron 15 and Torpedo Squadron 15, scored 174,300 tons of enemy shipping, including 37 ... Read more
The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy’s “Ace of Aces.” Twenty-one squadron pilots were killed in action and one in an operational accident aboard the carrier Essex.
The fighter squadron’s partners, Bombing Squadron 15 and Torpedo Squadron 15, scored 174,300 tons of enemy shipping, including 37 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612002576
SKU
V9781612002576
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Ref
99-50
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