Wolfpack Warriors

Wolfpack Warriors
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Publisher : Stackpole Books
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9781461752134
ISBN-13 : 1461752132
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Book Synopsis Wolfpack Warriors by : Roger A. Freeman

Download or read book Wolfpack Warriors written by Roger A. Freeman and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009-01-19 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vividly recounts the combat history of the legendary U.S. 56th Fighter Group Focuses on the pilots, their friendships and rivalries, and their battles "Beware the Thunderbolt!" With that motto, the pilots of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's 56th Fighter Group--also known as Zemke's Wolfpack--took to the skies above Europe in their P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, escorting bombers into Germany, dogfighting with the Luftwaffe, and conducting ground-attack missions. The first group to receive the P-47, the 56th pioneered aerial tactics and compiled a staggering record: 665.5 aerial kills, 311 ground kills, thirty-nine fighter aces with five or more kills, two Distinguished Unit Citations, eighteen Distinguished Service Crosses, and twenty-eight Silver Stars.


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