The Falcon: Combat History of the 79th Fighter Group United States Army Air Forces 1942-1945
The Falcon: Combat History of the 79th Fighter Group United States Army Air Forces 1942-1945
F. Bruckmann | 1946 | ISBN: N/A | English | 288 pages | PDF | 253 MB
This is the combat history of the 79th Fighter Group during World War Two. The document details the following contents: group commanders; group combat narrative; campaigns; battle citations and commendations; claims- illustrated statistical summary; typical mission routine; t-bolt formations; pilot's-eye views; Falcons at ease; group headquarters personnel; the "Flying-Skullmen- 85th Squadron section (narrative history from activation, personnel pictures, and "Skullivers" travels); "the Comanches"- 86th Squadron personnel (narrative, personnel pictures, and Comanche clicks); "the Skeeters"- 87th Squadron section (commanding officers, killed or missing in action, pilots, ground personnel sections, and "Skeeter snaps"); and the 79th carries on- occupation life in Austria.