Very Long Range P-51 Mustang Units of the Pacific War
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Modern, 20th Century, World War II
| Author: | Carl Molesworth | ISBN: | 9781782005483 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | October 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carl Molesworth |
| ISBN: | 9781782005483 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | October 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. All you had to do was strap yourself into a heavily loaded P-51 Mustang, take off from Iwo Jima, fly 650 miles north over the sea – often through monsoon storms – in your single-engined aircraft to Japan, attack a heavily defended target and then turn around and fly home despite a shrinking fuel supply and perhaps battle damage as well. Do it once and you earned membership in the club. Do it 15 times and you earned a trip home. But make one mistake or have one touch of bad luck, and you had a very good chance of ending up dead. This book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.
These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'. It was a simple task to become a member. All you had to do was strap yourself into a heavily loaded P-51 Mustang, take off from Iwo Jima, fly 650 miles north over the sea – often through monsoon storms – in your single-engined aircraft to Japan, attack a heavily defended target and then turn around and fly home despite a shrinking fuel supply and perhaps battle damage as well. Do it once and you earned membership in the club. Do it 15 times and you earned a trip home. But make one mistake or have one touch of bad luck, and you had a very good chance of ending up dead. This book tells the little-known story of these brave men and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.
