Category: Aviation > Pioneer Mustang P-51 Group: The 354th Fighter Group in World War II

Pioneer Mustang P-51 Group: The 354th Fighter Group in World War II - As the first unit to fly the Merlin-engined P-51B in combat, the 354th Fighter Group adopted the nickname "Pioneer Mustang Group." Until D-Day, it escorted 8th AF heavy bombers to targets on the European Continent. The group then moved to France and supported Patton's Third Army from Normandy to Bavaria, and also participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Its pilots scored over 600 confirmed air victories, and forty-three of them became aces. P-47 from other fighter groups are covered too. Hard Cover.

Pioneer Mustang P-51 Group: The 354th Fighter Group in World War II from Schiffer Publishing