4th Fighter Group Debden Eagles

The longest-serving US fighter unit in World War 2, the 4th Fighter Group scored more victories (550 air and 461 ground) than any other Eighth Air Force unit, and it was the first to engage the Luftwaffe over both Paris and Berlin. Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's 'Eagle Squadrons', the 4th FG was established at Debden, in Essex, in late September 1942. Initially flying Spitfires until April 1943, the group then transitioned to P-47 Thunderbolts, before receiving P-51 Mustangs in February 1944. The 4th FG's combat record was unmatched in the ETO, and it boasted more than 70 aces by the war's end. Book jacket.

Chris Bucholtz, in addition to a 12-year career as a technology journalist, has written extensively on aircraft history and on scale modeling. He is the aircraft editor of Internet Modeler, where he introduced his 'The Pilot and The Plane' series of long-form interviews with World War 2 aviators in 2002, and is the managing editor of the IPMS/USA Journal. His work has appeared in Flight Journal, Air Enthusiast and Plastic Kit Constructor. He wrote AEU 23: 332nd FG Tuskegee Airmen for Osprey in 2006. The author lives in Alameda, USA.

'Eagles' to the Army Air Force	p. 6
Spitfires to Thunderbolts	p. 11
Blakeslee Takes the Reins	p. 28
Mustangs Over Berlin	p. 38
War of Attrition	p. 50
Running Up the Score	p. 65
Top Cover for D-Day	p. 82
Shuttle Mission	p. 88
Air, Land and Sea	p. 91
Breaking the Luftwaffe's Back	p. 103
Slaughter By Strafing	p. 108
Appendices	p. 121
Colour Plates Commentary	p. 124
Bibliography	p. 127
Index	p. 128
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