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Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War

By Carl Molesworth

Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War Social Sciences

Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War

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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. Featuring photographs throughout and detailed aircraft profiles, this book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2006-09-26
Publication Date:
2006-09-26
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1846030420
ISBN13:
9781846030420
Weight:
413 g
Height:
183 cm
Width:
248 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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