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352nd Fighter Group

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aviation Elite Units - World War II - Allies & Independents

Last Stocked on 2/22/2017

Product Info

Title
352nd Fighter Group
Publisher
Category
Author
Thomas Ivie
Publish Year
2002
Pages
128
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.375"
NKG Part #
2147343648
MFG. Part #
OSPAEU008
Type
Softcover
Series
AEU8

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’.