Cleaver, T. M./Laurie, J. (Illustr.) F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2

Name: Cleaver, T. M./Laurie, J. (Illustr.): F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2
Brand: Osprey Publishing
SKU: 517/8/125
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English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, some colour pages with aircraft profiles. 96 pages.

Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer No.: 9781472805584

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The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the "hottest outfit afloat" due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This first unit only saw combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea, although VF-2 pilots flying Grumman F4F Wildcats were able to rack up 17 claims there during the bitter 48-hour period of fighting. The second "Fighting Two" was armed with the new Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter. Arriving in Hawaii in October 1943, the squadron so impressed Cdr. Edward H "Butch" O'Hare, the Medal of Honor-winning first US Navy ace of World War 2, that he requested the squadron replace VF-6 in his CAG-6 aboard U.S.S.
"Enterprise". No unit US Navy unit created more aces than VF-2, whose pilots went into action over the Carolines, Marianas, Guam, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Using exquisite photographs and first-hand accounts from the elite fliers themselves, this volume tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Cleaver, T. M./Laurie, J. (Illustr.)
Title: F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2
Details: English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, some colour pages with aircraft profiles. 96 pages.
Series: Osprey - Aircraft of the Aces