Title:
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VERY LONG RANGE P-51 MUSTANG UNITS OF THE PACIFIC WAR
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By: |
Carl Molesworth, Jim Laurier (Illus) |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1782005811 |
ISBN 13: |
9781782005810 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC (DIGITAL) |
Pub. date: |
20 October, 2012 |
Series: |
Aviation Elite Units |
Pages: |
128 |
Description: |
These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. This book tells the story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan. |
Synopsis: |
These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. All you had to do was strap yourself into a heavily loaded P-51 Mustang, take off from Iwo Jima, fly 650 miles north over the sea - often through monsoon storms - in your single-engined aircraft to Japan, attack a heavily defended target and then turn around and fly home despite a shrinking fuel supply and perhaps battle damage as well. Do it once and you earned membership in the club. Do it 15 times and you earned a trip home. But make one mistake or have one touch of bad luck, and you had a very good chance of ending up dead. This book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan. |
Illustrations: |
80 b/w; 30 col |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |