4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles

by Chris Bucholtz

Formed around a nucleus of pilots already seasoned by their experience as volunteers in the RAF's Eagle Squadrons, the 4th Fighter Group was established in England in October 1942. Initially flying Spitfires, the Debden Eagles went on to fly the P-47 and P-51, becoming in July 1943, the first Eighth Air Force fighter group to penetrate German air space. The group's record of 583 air and 469 ground victories was unmatched in the Eighth Air Force, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846033217
• ISBN13: 9781846033216
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.7"