Marine Air: The History of the Flying Leathernecks in Words and Photos by Robert F. Dorr

Marine Air: The History of the Flying Leathernecks in Words and Photos


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ISBN: 9781440624476 | 368 pages | 19 Mb

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Marine Air: The History of the Flying Leathernecks in Words and Photos Robert F. Dorr
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"THE FEW, THE PROUD"-THE MARINE AIR WING RULES THE SKIES. The U.S. Marine Air Wing began in 1917 with only five officers and 30 enlisted men. During WWII, it grew to 61 squadrons and over 10,000 pilots. Flying slow, cumbersome Grumman Wildcats against the far superior Japanese Zero, Marine pilots used hit-and-run tactics with deadly effect during some of the war's hardest battles-Guadalcanal, Wake Island, and Midway. By August 1943, Marine air superiority was established. At the war's end, 125 Marines were air aces and eight had won Medals of Honor- including top ace Major "Pappy" Boyington, whose "Black Sheep Squadron" challenged Japanese fighters to...

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