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Carl Molesworth

23rd Fighter Group: Chennault's Sharks

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Staffed with inexperienced USAAF pilots and led by a handful of seasoned veterans of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), the 23rd FG was formed in the field at Kunming, in China, on July 4, 1942 and flew combat missions that same day. The group's three squadrons - the 74th, 75th and 76th Fighter Squadrons - were initially equipped with war-weary P-40s handed down from the AVG. These were supplemented by the attached 16th FS, flying new P-40Es, and all squadrons adorned the noses of their airplanes with fearsome and iconic sharksmouth designs.The 23rd FG fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese, steadily moving pilots and aircraft from one… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Laurier, Jim (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-84603-421-3
  • EAN: 9781846034213
  • Produktnummer: 4363103
  • Verlag: Paperbackshop Uk Import
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 128 S.
  • Masse: H25.0 cm x B18.4 cm x D1.2 cm 398 g
  • Reihenbandnummer: 31
  • Gewicht: 398

Über den Autor


Carl Molesworth has specialised in producing unit histories for the USAAF fighter groups of the CBI since the 1980s, interviewing surviving veterans from these little-publicised units. Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since he graduated with honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

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