365th FIGHTER SQUADRON IN WORLD WAR II

The 365th Fighter Squadron was part of the much-travelled 358th Fighter Group. Beginning combat with the Eighth Air Force, traded to the Ninth Air Force, and later assigned to the First Tactical Air Force, the 365th flew from bases in England, France and ultimately Germany itself. As with many tactically oriented outfits, the squadron did not run up a huge score against enemy aircraft; yet, claims from strafing and bombing of a multitude of targets were impressive. This book presents the 365th's day-to-day operations and is interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron records, Missing Aircrew Reports, and the men themselves. In addition, an exhaustive appendix and nearly two hundred photographs give readers a look into the combat activities of this long overlooked Army Air Force unit.