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Tom Blackburn & James B. Stockdale (ISBN 10 – 0517570750)
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270 pages
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The Jolly Rogers: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17
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In an action-packed war memoir and squadron history, ace fighter pilot Tom Blackburn describes exactly how he shaped a crew of over-eager hotshots into one of the highest scoring fighter squadrons of World War II and U.S. Navy history. In only 76 days of combat, Blackburn's Jolly Rogers downed a record 154 enemy warplanes, and Blackburn himself emerged as one of VF-17's leading aces with eleven aerial combat victories to his credit. A complete history of the squadron from its commissioning in January 1943 to its disbanding in April 1944 — including a harrowing account of the squadron's intense, winning campaign against the Japanese over the northern Solomon Islands and Fortress Rabaul — this book offers a fascinating look at Blackburn's approach to organizing, training, and leading his pilots — thirteen of whom, the author included, became air aces.
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| Weight | 0.227 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.1 × 13.5 × 2.5 cm |
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