Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

Book Overview

The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground attacks. Twenty-six Fighting 15 pilots became aces, including their leader, Commander David McCampbell, who became the U.S. Navy's "Ace of Aces." Twenty-one squadron pilots were killed in action and one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612002579
• ISBN13: 9781612002576
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"