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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. By the end of the war its pilots had compiled a score of 594 aerial victories and nearly 400 ground kills.

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The 303rd Bombardment Group was one of the first B-17 units to be assigned to the Eighth Air Force in England in September 1942. This title includes a comprehensive listing of missions flown, combat losses and medal winners together with numerous first hand accounts.

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The USAAF's Tuskegee Experiment, designed to prove that African-Americans were not capable of flying combat aircraft, ironically resulted in the creation of one of the USAAF's elite units. This book reveals the true story of the unit who rose above discrimination to achieve elite status.

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Nicknamed the "Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney" due to the garish all-blue noses of their P-51s and their wartime base in Norfolk, the 352nd was one of the most successful fighter groups in the Eighth Air Force. Their exploits are charted here in this illustrated book.

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An insight into the career of the 354th FG or "Pioneer Mustang Group", the group responsible for debuting the Merlin-engined P-51B in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) in December 1943.

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The 359th Fighter Group first saw action on 13 December 1943, it initially flew bomber escort sweeps in P47s, before converting to th P-51 in April 1944. The 359th was credited with the destruction of 351 enemy aircraft between December 1943 and May 1945.

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Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the Southwest Pacific, the 475th Fighter Group was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney. Amongst its pilots were the leading American aces of all time. This book details these pilots, the planes they flew and the campaigns and battles they fought.

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The 49th Fighter Group was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. This title assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces.

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Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, the 4th Fighter Group was established in England in October 1942. Presenting accounts, aircraft profiles and combat histories, this book offers an insight into the American fighter unit in World War II.

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53 Stormo was one of Italy's leading units in World War 2. This book examines 53 Stormo as well as some of the most iconic Italian fighters of the conflict such as CR 32/42, Fiat G 50, Macchi C 200 and C 202, and the Bf 109G.

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By war's end the 56th FG had shot down more enemy aircraft than any other group in the Eight Air Force, its pilots being credited with 674.5 kills during 447 missions. The group also produced the ETO's two leading aces, Francis Gabreski and Robert Johnson. The exploits of these men, and numerous others, are featured in this volume.

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This work focuses on the Japanese bomber killers of World War II. Responsible for shooting B-29s out of the skies of Japan, these pilots used a range of tactics, including ramming. This book includes first-hand accounts, archival Japanese material, and scale plans of all major fighter variants.

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After seeing considerable action in the Battles of France and Britain, Jagdgeschwader 27 provided Rommel's Afrika Korps with fighter protection for virtually the entire Western Desert campaign 1941-1943. It produces the highest scoring German ace in the West - Han-Joachim Marseille.

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Charts the wartime career of JG 2 from its first aerial kills on the Franco-German border in November 1939 through to the destruction of its own Fw 190s in the face of the Allied advance at Prague-Ruzyne airfield in late April 1945.

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The Jagdgeschwader 400 group was formed for the sole purpose of flying one of the world's most revolutionary aircraft, the rocket-powered Me 163. This book presents an analysis of the story of the Me 163 in frontline service with Erprobungskommando 16 and Jagdgeschwader 400.

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JG 51 is Luftwaffe's top wartime fighter units. The unit's history encapsulates the fortunes of the Luftwaffe's fighter arm as a whole - the heady successes of the early months, the steady attrition and the growing strength of the opposition during the mid-war years, and the final chaos and collapse of the last days.

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Jagdgeschwader 52 was the most successful and highest-scoring fighter unit, not just in Germany's Luftwaffe, but in the entire annals of aviation history. This text provides a full combat history of the JG 52 and its members, including the three top-scoring aces of all time, who claimed a total of 900 victories between them.

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Arguably the archetypal Luftwaffe fighter unit of World War 2, JG 53 aircraft were encountered on almost every fighting front from the first day of hostilities until the last. Based on the author's years of researching the German archives, along with his personal contact with several veterans, this book presents an account of JG 53's eventful war.

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This title examines the unit that was the mainstay of the German fighter force on the Eastern Front during World War II - the JG 54 "Grunherz" ("Green Hearts"). Men like Hans Philipp, Walter Nowotny and Otto Kittel are profiled, along with their struggle in the face of overwhelming odds.

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When the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter first appeared in the skies over northwest Europe in mid-1944, it represented one of the greatest challenges to Allied air superiority. The first group to solely fly jet fighters, Jagdgeschwader 7 was tasked with wrestling back command of the skies. This book follows the history of the JG 7 unit.

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After struggling with inadequate supplies of aircraft and materiel, the veteran pilots of the Geschwader would go on to enjoy incredible successes against French and American opponents in September 1918.

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By August 1916, the German Air Service was fighting a losing struggle. In response, an entirely new type of fighting formation came into being -the Jagdstaffel, of which the Jasta 2 was the most famous. This title examines the tactics, personalities and achievements of this ace squadron which finished the war with an immense 336 victories.