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23rd Fighter Group - Chennault's Sharks

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

Last Stocked on 7/21/2023

Product Info

Title
23rd Fighter Group - Chennault's Sharks
Publisher
Category
Author
Carl Molesworth
Publish Year
2009
Pages
128
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147401171
MFG. Part #
OSPAEU031
Type
Softcover
Series
AEU31

Description

Famous for the fearsome sharksmouths that adorned their planes, the 23rd FG fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese, steadily moving pilots and aircraft from one remote air base in China to another to keep the enemy off balance. Because China could only be supplied by air from India, there were constant shortages of aircraft, fuel and ammunition with which to contend. The 23rd FG met these challenges head-on, and by the end of the war its pilots had compiled a score of 594 aerial victories and nearly 400 ground kills. The human cost was high, however – 126 pilots lost their lives in China while serving in the 23rd.