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Title: The Forgotten Squadron: The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War II - Flying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
Subtitle: The 449th Fighter Squadron in World War IIFlying P-38s with the Flying Tigers, 14th AF
ISBN-10: 0764335375
EAN: 9780764335372
ISBN: 9780764335372
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Release Date: 01/08/2010
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 279mm
Item Length: 216mm
Item Weight: 45g
Author: Daniel Jackson
Genre: History
Topic: Military History
Description: The men of the 449th Fighter Squadron called themselves the forgotten squadron. Despite serving to great effect as the only P-38 fighter squadron with the Flying Tigers in China, the 449th received little press or praise during or after the war. Ironically, the unit participated in the 14th Air Force's greatest missions, including the daring Thanksgiving Day raid on Taiwan, accidentally shooting down one of the top-ranking Japanese generals in China, and even supporting Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese in Indochina. Having spread its wings from Taiwan to the Salween Front, the 449th is the perfect case study to investigate Major General Claire Lee Chennault's air war over China in World War II.
Release Year: 2010

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