Two-Man Air Force

Two-Man Air Force
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781844151776
ISBN-13 : 1844151778
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Book Synopsis Two-Man Air Force by : Philip Kaplan

Download or read book Two-Man Air Force written by Philip Kaplan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-02-19 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American volunteers Don Gentile (pronounced Jen-tilly) and John Godfrey flew together as leader and wingman respectively, with the USAAF 4th Fighter Group based at Debden near Cambridge in England. At the end of their missions with the 4th the two of them had accounted for over 58 enemy aircraft destroyed. Major Gentile had scored 22 air and 6 ground kills before he was returned to the USA to help raise money for the war effort. Major Godfrey was credited with 18 air and 12 ground kills before he was shot down and taken prisoner of war. This is the story of their amazing adventures and wartime partnership from their basic training in Canada and then onto England where they first flew the Supermarine Spitfire. It continues with their transfer to the USAAF 4th Fighter Group when the US entered the war and when the two were retrained to fly the P-47 Thunderbolt and eventually the superb P-51 Mustang. These two ace pilots loved life as much as flying - and as well as being hell-bent on destroying the enemy in the skies of Europe they also lived life to the full in their off-duty time in England.

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