<li>Story of one of the best fighter units in the Mediterranean theater, which earned two Distinguished Unit Citations and produced 21 aces</li>
<li>Vivid episodes of aerial combat during the key campaigns for Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and more</li>
<li>Nicknamed "Yellow Tails" for the color markings on their aircraft</li>
<li>The unit flew British Spitfires before switching to P-51 Mustangs</li>
<li>Includes rare photos and color artwork</li>

Spitfires & Yellow Tail Mustangs: The U.S. 52nd Fighter Group in WWII (Stackpole Military History Series)

History

Ivie, Tom

Ludwig, Paul

Military

Stackpole Books

American Spitfire Camouflage and Markings

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This, the second part of "American Spitfire - Camouflage and Markings" briefly covers the Eagle Squadrons with their standard RAF camouflage and markings. It leads on to the 4th Fighter Group and then the 52nd Fighter Group which, like the 31st FG covered in Part 1, operated Spitfires in a variety of colour schemes over a two year period. While the Group initially retained RAF camouflage with added American National insignia, by the time they were in Italy a variety of low and high altitude schemes were in evidence. Add to this the Group's squadron badges and distinct style of marking a pilots name on an aircraft and you have some of the most varied Spitfire colour schemes of the Second World War. The 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, with its PRU Blue Spitfire PR Mk XIs and the 67th RG are then covered, with many previously unpublished photographs. Mention is also made of evaluation aircraft used by the US Navy and USAAF.

American Spitfires: Camouflage and Markings Pt. 2

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