To War with the Yoxford Boys: The Complete Story of the 357th Fighter Group | Merle Olmsted

To War with the Yoxford Boys: The Complete Story of the 357th Fighter Group | Merle Olmsted | The Perfect Aviation book

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	To War with the Yoxford Boys: The Complete Story of the 357th Fighter Group Merle Olmsted Eagle Editions Ltd, 2004 - 376 pages average customer review:based on 2 reviews
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Covering 376 pages, featuring 527 black and white photos plus 32 color photos, 42 color profiles and paintings, the activities of one of the premier Mustang Groups of WWII is thoroughly covered in this exciting book by Merle Olmsted, the official historian of the 357th Fighter Group. Utilizing mission reports, monthly statistical and operational reports, the pilot?s individual encounter reports, the Missing Aircrew reports, USAAF accident reports and the British police reports on accidents among other information laden personal notes, books, articles plus the original 357th group records on file at the Air Force Historical Archives, Olmsted weaves together the many stories, comments, incidents and hairy tales of the 357th F.G. Discover detailed information about the Formation of the Group, Flying problems, Training, Combats Days in Europe, Relationships between pilots and ground crews, first person accounts of combat flying, air battles with the Luftwaffe?s Me 262 jets and more! To War with the Yoxford Boys is the final, ?super? book on the 357th. As of the fall of 2001, the 357th Fighter Group Association, a post-war gathering of their members, has ?turned out the lights and locked the hangar doors.? Foreword by Brig/General Charles E. Yeager, USAF (Ret.)

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The Ultimate 357th History

This is the book on the 357th Fighter Group that every afficianado should have. Merle Olmstead, long time historian of the Group - and a veteran of it as well, has put this together as his final word on a subject he has long loved.

As complete a history as can be assembled of such a subject, this book is loaded with personal recollections and reminiscences from the pilots, but also the hard working ground crews and support personnel.

There are countless photographs of the group's planes, all with detailed captions that bring to life the history of the Group. Tom Tullis also provides a great selection of color profiles illustrating the Group's planes from the earliest days to the end of the war.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

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The Perfect Aviation book

I loved this book. It has everything,detail, colour pictures,profiles, "then and now" information really complete.
A triumph for the author.....

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