The Flight Jacket A Novel About Vmb 612 The Marine Corps B 25 Pbj Night Bombing Squadron
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The Flight Jacket A Novel About Vmb 612 The Marine Corps B 25 Pbj Night Bombing Squadron
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Author : Laulie Powell
language : en
Publisher: Hellgate Press
Release Date : 2020-05-11
The Flight Jacket A Novel About Vmb 612 The Marine Corps B 25 Pbj Night Bombing Squadron written by Laulie Powell and has been published by Hellgate Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-11 with Fiction categories.
In 1943, the Marine Corps acquired the B-25, renaming it the PBJ. A medium-weight bomber, over fifty feet long with an almost seventy-foot wingspan, it had two fourteen-cylinder Wright cyclone engines, located mid-wing, and the capacity for a long range, upwards of eleven hours of flying time from additional gas tanks. The Marines used this plane to create eight bomber squadrons, but only one equipped to operate at night with the new invention, radar. This is a story about that singularly unique squadron, VMB-612, from its inception at Peterfield Point, North Carolina, to its final days serving as a taxi service for the diplomats and bureaucrats flowing into the martial government in post-war Japan. All in their early twenties and late teens, the pilots and enlisted men of the squadron endured the hardships of war in the Pacific unique to an airplane squadron, and the driving pace of operations as American forces moved toward Japan. Confident of defeating the Japanese with no thought given to anything other than victory, the men learned the hard reality of war: it's a cruel, devastating, and deadly business.
Leatherneck Bombers
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Author : Alan C. Carey
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Release Date : 2002-02
Leatherneck Bombers written by Alan C. Carey and has been published by Schiffer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A forceful study of an elite group of men chosen to form the U. S. Marines' only medium bomber group during WWII. Verterans recall their service flying combat missions against enemy garrisons on Bougainville and New Ireland, and later in the dramatic rocket and ground-strafing attacks in the Philippines. Detailed list of individual squadron aircraft and personnel losses, and all known PBJs assigned to units overseas.
U S Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia
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Author : Jeff Millstein
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2005-08-01
U S Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia written by Jeff Millstein and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with History categories.
U.S. Marine Corps aviation unit insignia from 1941-1946. (From Prologue) During WWI Marine Corps Aviation personnel used a shoulder sleeve insignia. Marine Corps aviation unit insignia first came into use during the mid 1920's with the Ace Of Spades insignia of the 1st Air Squadron and the Running Red Devil insignia of VF-3M.
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531
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Author : Charles J. Quilter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 written by Charles J. Quilter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
A History Of Marine Attack Squadron 311
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Author : William J. Sambito
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
A History Of Marine Attack Squadron 311 written by William J. Sambito and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Fighter plane combat categories.
Black Thursday Blood And Oil
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Author : Martin W. Bowman
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-01-19
Black Thursday Blood And Oil written by Martin W. Bowman and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-19 with History categories.
“A highly readable account of the early stages of the USAAF air war over Western Europe” from the author of Confounding the Reich (The Bulletin). This book describes the period when the American daylight offensive faltered and nearly failed and recalls the terrible losses suffered by Liberators on the low-level attack on the Ploesti oilfields in Romania and by the B-17s on the notorious Schweinfurt and Regensburg raids which entered 8th Air Force folklore as “Black Thursday.” Fascinating anecdotes, eye-witness accounts and the hard-won experiences of the battle-scarred American “fly-boys” reveal the grim realities of air combat at four miles high above enemy occupied Europe, Berlin and the Ruhr. “Grown up in the war” they paint a revealing picture as only they can. The “Mighty Eighth” was an air force of hard-fighting, hard-playing fliers who suffered more casualties than the entire US Marine Corps in the Pacific Campaign. Here, in their own words are stories of survival and soul-numbing loss, of “fly-boys” who came together to fight an air war of the ferocity that had never been fought on such a vast scale before. While RAF Bomber Command was waging war at night, 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators bombed by day in a 24-hour “round the clock” campaign. This is also a partly strategic history with a behind-the-scenes look at deployment of the bomber groups and the fighter escorts that would eventually become their salvation on the interminable deep penetration raids into the Greater Reich. “A riveting account of young men fighting for their lives on a daily basis . . . A moving and fascinating work.” —Airfix Model World
Deny Them The Night Sky
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Author : Eric Shulenberger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Deny Them The Night Sky written by Eric Shulenberger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with CD-ROMs categories.
"The 280 men of the 548th Night Fighter Squadron fought their P-61 Black Widows across the Pacific. The Ground Echelon landed on Iwo on D+8, under the mortar, small-arms and kamikaze attack--the Widows arrived a little later. The entire Squadron lived in foxholes (between USMC howitzers and the enemy) for 6 weeks, on C-rations and one canteen of water per day. All while maintaining and flying the world's most complex aircraft. Not a single Japanese bomb fell on Iwo while the 548th stood night-time watch. On Ie Shima (Okinawa) they again arrived under kamikaze attack, shot down several enemy aircraft, made extensive night intruder bombing and rocket attacks, acted as escorts for hundreds of B-29 crew-rescues, and made critical nightly weather observations over tomorrow's targets for the day-bomber fleet. The Squadron had its share of odd moments, from losing a man on Iwo to its own friendly small-arms fire, to scoring the only American shoot-downs of a B29 and a P61." "This book is those men's story--all of them, not just the aircrews. It covers the entire history of the Squadron. The tale is told as much as possible in the first person, using Squadron veterans' memories, illustrations, and extensive records and memorabilia--augmented (where records exist) by official materials." -- Book Jacket.
Us Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons Of World War Ii
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Author : Barrett Tillman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-20
Us Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons Of World War Ii written by Barrett Tillman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-20 with History categories.
The US Marine Corps has a long heritage of aviation excellence, a reputation that was largely built on the impact and performance of the “flying leathernecks” in the bitter fighting in the Pacific during World War II. As the US island-hopping campaign against Japan gathered pace, US Marine Corps fighter squadrons operating legendary Grumman and Vought aircraft became instrumental in the success of amphibious assaults and in breaking fierce enemy resistance, engaging Japanese attack aircraft in the skies and ground-based targets while supporting and protecting US ground forces. The flying legends Marion Carl, Greg “Pappy” Boyington, Joe Foss and others were all World War II Marine fighter pilots, taking to the skies in Corsairs, Wildcats, Venturas and Hellcats. Aviation historian Barrett Tillman's comprehensive account US Marine Corps Fighter Squadrons of World War II pays homage to these individuals and their mounts, and is packed with historic and organizational details of the squadrons who took to the skies above the Pacific.
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531
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Author : John C. Chapin
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 531 written by John C. Chapin and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
Dauntless Marine
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Author : Alexander S. White
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Dauntless Marine written by Alexander S. White and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.