• F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2, Aircraft of the Aces 125, Osprey

F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2, Aircraft of the Aces 125, Osprey

 

  • Brand: Osprey
  • Product Code: ACE125 [26663]
  • Availability: Available upon request within 20 - 40 days.
  • Date added: 07/11/2023
  • 23.50€


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, but 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 Carrier Air Group 6 aboard USS Enterprise. No other US Navy unit created as many aces as VF-2, whose pilots went into action over the Carolines, Marianas, Guam, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Philippines 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.

Condition: NEW COPY

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