The RAF Eagle Squadrons
Subtitle: American pilots who flew for the Royal Air Force
By: Philip D. Caine.
Publisher: Fulcrum Pub.; Fulcrum Publishing
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Golden, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9781555917029
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British; Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography; Fighter pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Among the most remarkable organizations in the history of air power are the three RAF Eagle Squadrons. Made up of American volunteers they helped stop Hitler's mighty Luftwaffe prior to American entry into the war and subsequently became the initial cadre of the legendary Fourth Fighter Group.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.