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.
| ISBN: | 9781841767857 |
| Publication date: | 20th August 2004 |
| Author: | William N Hess |
| Illustrator: | Chris Davey |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Aviation Elite Units |
| Genres: |
History Warfare and defence Air forces and warfare |
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.
49th Fighter Group features in the following genres: History, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare
49th Fighter Group is available in Paperback
49th Fighter Group was written by William N Hess and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
49th Fighter Group has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Aviation Elite Units series
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