AVIATION ELITE UNITS No 23 475th FIGHTER GROUP

* The 475th Fighter Group was the premier P-38 group and unique in being a "supergroup" by design * Most of the legendary and high-scoring United States Army Air Force Pacific aces flew with the group at one time or another * Includes previously unpublished information on the aircraft and personnel from recent research. Formed with the best available fighter pilots in the South-west Pacific, the 475th was the pet project of Fifth Air Force chief, General George C Kenney. From the time the group entered combat in August 1943 until the end of the war it was the fastest scoring group in the Pacific and remained one of the crack fighter units in the entire USAAF with a final total of some 550 credited aerial victories. Amongst its pilots were the leading American aces of all time, Dick Bong and Tom McGuire, with high-scoring pilots Danny Roberts and John Loisel also serving with the 475th. This book details these pilots, the aircraft they flew and the campaigns and battles they fought in including such famous names as Dobodura, the Huon Gulf, Oro Bay, Rabaul, Hollandia, the Philippines and Luzon. Colour artwork by Chris Davey.