F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of Vf-2

ISBN-13: 9781472805584 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 96 str.

Thomas Cleaver; Jim Laurier

Opis

The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the 'hottest outfit afloat' due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This first unit only saw combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea, although VF-2 pilots flying Grumman F4F Wildcats were able to rack up 17 claims there during the bitter 48-hour period of fighting. The second 'Fighting Two' was armed with the new Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter. Arriving in Hawaii in October 1943, the squadron so impressed Cdr Edward H 'Butch' O'Hare, the Medal of Honor-winning first US Navy ace of World War 2, that he requested the squadron replace VF-6 in his CAG-6 aboard USS Enterprise. This volume tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.