F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2

Name: F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2Author(s): Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Jim Laurier, Mark Postlethwaite\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781472805584, 978-1472805584\nSynopsis\nAn illustrated history of the pilots of VF-2 who had a spectacular scoring rate and fought in many of the major aerial campaigns of the Pacific War.\n\nThe first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the hottest outfit afloat due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This first unit only saw combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea, although VF-2 pilots flying Grumman F4F Wildcats were able to rack up 17 claims there during the bitter 48-hour period of fighting.\n\nThe second Fighting Two was armed with the new Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter. Arriving in Hawaii in October 1943, the squadron so impressed Cdr Edward H Butch OHare, the Medal of Honor-winning first US Navy ace of World War 2, that he requested the squadro.