Overview
The 49th FG was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group went into action in the defence of Darwin, Australia, where the Forty-Niners' handful of P-40E Warhawks were thrown into combat alongside survivors from the defeated forces that had fled from the Philippines and Java. This book assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces. By VJ-Day the group had scored 668 aerial victories and won three Distinguished Unit Citations and ten campaign stars for its outstanding efforts.The book, 49th Fighter Group: Aces of the Pacific (Aviation Elite Units #14) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781841767857 in Paperback by William N Hess may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 20 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08/20/2004
ISBN-10:
1841767859
ISBN-13:
9781841767857
Pages:
128
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
