{"product_id":"the-350th-fighter-group-in-the-mediterranean-campaign-2-november-1942-to-2-may-1945","title":"THE 350TH FIGHTER GROUP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGN —  2 November 1942 to 2 May 1945","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA facsimile reprint of the 350th Fighter Group war book covering their WWII Mediterranean campaign from 1942-1945. The group flew P-39s and P-47s against the Luftwaffe in North Africa, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 215.625px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0-7643-0220-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Like NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchiffer Military History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchiffer Publishing Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1997\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 19.6023px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e23 x 30.5 x 1 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.2045px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.3333%; height: 39.2045px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 59.0018%; height: 39.2045px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e• SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eThis facsimile reprint of the actual \u003cem data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"190\"\u003e350th Fighter Group War Book\u003c\/em\u003e appears here in a new quality edition. The 350th Fighter Group, comprising the 345th, 346th, and 347th Fighter Squadrons, flew against the Luftwaffe during the Moroccan, Tunisian, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns in \u003cem data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eP-39s\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eP-47s\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"941\"\u003eLt. Raymond Knight was a driven warrior, absolutely fearless and totally confident in his mission. The 346th Fighter Squadron flight leader would take his \u003cem data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eP-47\u003c\/em\u003e strafers into the gates of hell to destroy the Luftwaffe, proving it sortie after sortie. By April 1945, the Allies were poised to cross the Po River and liberate Milan, an objective only minutes from the 350th FG base at Pisa. Weather permitting, Knight was at times able to fly three missions per day in his pursuit of the last of the Luftwaffe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1355\"\u003eHe completely wore out one \u003cem data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e in the quest and had only recently acquired his latest \u003cem data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1042\"\u003eP-47\u003c\/em\u003e from a Spanish squadron. Seeing the latest photo reconnaissance of the landing fields at Bergamo and Ghedi, he led many sorties there in his self-titled \u003cem data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003e“JOHNNIE”\u003c\/em\u003e for two days running. Purportedly responsible for at least twenty \u003cem data-start=\"1274\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eaircraft\u003c\/em\u003e personally destroyed, the lieutenant seemed determined to find more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1868\"\u003eIn the morning twilight of April 25, 1945, Knight swept over Bergamo airdrome attempting to eliminate the last enemy planes hidden there. He was immediately bracketed by the withering crossfire of antiaircraft guns surrounding the field and barely escaped to the south in his riddled \u003cem data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1654\"\u003eThunderbolt\u003c\/em\u003e. He opted to try Pisa, but the turbulence over the Apennine Mountains was too severe for his war-torn \u003cem data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1764\"\u003eplane\u003c\/em\u003e. As \u003cem data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1778\"\u003eJOHNNIE\u003c\/em\u003e snap-rolled and plummeted earthward, Knight attempted to bail out but was much too low.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1870\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003eLt. Raymond Knight was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, the last airman to be so honored for conspicuous bravery in the European theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schiffer Military History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53683188269402,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_ffb3844b-919e-41f5-919f-63440696cbf9.jpeg?v=1772032909","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/the-350th-fighter-group-in-the-mediterranean-campaign-2-november-1942-to-2-may-1945","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}