23rd Fighter Group
eBook - ePub

23rd Fighter Group

Chennault’s Sharks

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

23rd Fighter Group

Chennault’s Sharks

About this book

A fascinating and action-packed look at the highest scoring unit within the CBI theatre telling the story of the colourful characters who fought a difficult guerrilla war against the Japanese.

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.

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781846034213
eBook ISBN
9781472800534
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter One: AVG Passes the Baton
  6. Chapter Two: China Air Task Force
  7. Chapter Three: Action in the East
  8. Chapter Four: Mustangs Join the Battle
  9. Chapter Five: Battling Ichi-Go
  10. Chapter Six: Long Haul to Victory
  11. Appendices
  12. Colour Plates Commentary
  13. Bibliography
  14. Related Titles
  15. Imprint