352nd Fighter Group
1st Edition
Published on 20. October 2012
128 pages
978-1-78200-543-8 (ISBN)
Description
Nicknamed the 'Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney' due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s, the 352nd FG was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force.
Credited with destroying almost 800 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945, the 352nd finished fourth in the ranking of all groups within VIII Fighter Command. Initially equipped with P-47s, the group transitioned to P-51s in the spring of 1944, and it was with the Mustang that its pilots enjoyed their greatest success.
Numerous first-hand accounts, 55 newly commissioned artworks and 140+ photos complete this concise history of the 'Bluenosers'.
Credited with destroying almost 800 enemy aircraft between 1943 and 1945, the 352nd finished fourth in the ranking of all groups within VIII Fighter Command. Initially equipped with P-47s, the group transitioned to P-51s in the spring of 1944, and it was with the Mustang that its pilots enjoyed their greatest success.
Numerous first-hand accounts, 55 newly commissioned artworks and 140+ photos complete this concise history of the 'Bluenosers'.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
140 b/w; 40 col
ISBN-13
978-1-78200-543-8 (9781782005438)
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Tom Ivie is the official historian for the 352nd Fighter Group Association, He has written a number of volumes on this group over the past three decades. This is his first title for Osprey.
Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He was the first artist to produce material for Osprey Aviation electronically.
Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He was the first artist to produce material for Osprey Aviation electronically.
Content
CHAPTER ONE
ACTIVATION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER TWO
OVERSEAS TO BODNEY
CHAPTER THREE
A NEW ERA IN FIGHTER ESCORT
CHAPTER FOUR
MUSTANG OPERATIONS BEGIN
CHAPTER FIVE
PRELUDE TO D-DAY
CHAPTER SIX
D-DAY TO MARKET-GARDEN
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE LULL AND THEN THE STORM
CHAPTER EIGHT
BODENPLATTE TO VE-DAY 106
Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Unit heraldry
Index
ACTIVATION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER TWO
OVERSEAS TO BODNEY
CHAPTER THREE
A NEW ERA IN FIGHTER ESCORT
CHAPTER FOUR
MUSTANG OPERATIONS BEGIN
CHAPTER FIVE
PRELUDE TO D-DAY
CHAPTER SIX
D-DAY TO MARKET-GARDEN
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE LULL AND THEN THE STORM
CHAPTER EIGHT
BODENPLATTE TO VE-DAY 106
Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Unit heraldry
Index
