A well-rounded overview of all those involved in the 12th and 15th
Air Forces, and the aircraft utilised by these two great units.
Created in 1942, and immediately placed under the command of General
Doolittle, the 12th Air Force was responsible for conducting Operation Torch on
8th November 1942.
The unit served with the Northwest African Air Forces from February
to December 1943, then with the Allied Air Forces in the Mediterranean (MAAF)
until the end of the war alongside the other unit presented in this work: the
15th Air Force.
Formed in November 1943, the 15th Air Force was established to
operate in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations (MTO), primarily from air
fields located in southern Italy where they
were stationed. The objectives of both units were to destroy all the oil
refineries and aircraft factories.
Gérard Paloque provides a detailed overview of all those involved in
the 12th and 15th Air Forces as well as the aircraft utilised by these two great
units, bringing to life many of the objectives and results that have been often
forgotten by World War II historians.
The reader will also find a chapter dedicated to the famous Tuskegee
airmen, the 322nd Fighter Group of the 15th Air Force, the United States’ first
all-black air unit.
Available early 2012.
