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Simist
03-07-2012, 16:20
Hey all just wanted to ask if you knew of any famous fighter groups like flying tigers, black sheep, and the Tuskegee Airmen. I have been searching around the net and haven't found much so i came here to tap the enormous amount of information the forum has. My interest in this was re-sparked when close to the end of Red Tails they show them getting the honorable unit reward they also show several other cool looking p-51s. Anyway the groups don't have to be American they can be any allied nation just want to learn about some famous fighter groups.

Thanks in advance :salute:

Nathan

bsmith13
03-07-2012, 17:05
So I assume you are talking about WWII units?

Osprey Publishing has released a series of books entitled "Elite Units". They are very informative.

Here are a few elite units I can mention off the top of my head:

USAAF:
352nd Fighter Group (Blue Nosed Bastards from Bodney)
357th Fighter Group (Yoxford Boys)
4th Fighter Group
56th Fighter Group
475th Fighter Group
332nd Fighter Group (Red Tails)

JG26 Schlageter
JG27
Jagdverein 1

VF-3
VF-6
VMF-221 (Wake Defenders)
VMF-241 (Black Sheep)
VF-17 (Jolley Rogers)

There are lots more - these are just the few that I can think of without doing any research.

CappyTom
03-07-2012, 17:52
Here's some history on the Flying Tigers (http://www.flyingtigersavg.com/).
Here's a History of War (http://www.historyofwaronline.com/WW2-2.html).

Hope these help.
Thomas

Simist
03-08-2012, 09:12
Thanks brad i'll have to check some of those out.

Tom, thanks for the links took a quick glance at the history of war link quite a bit of info on it i'll look at it in greater detail later.

richard m schwab
03-10-2012, 04:16
Nathan!

Take a look at the link below! Not all famous but a nice list. How is you French?

Rich


http://www.cieldegloire.com/unites.php

FrankJamison
03-10-2012, 13:28
Nightbomber linked to this great video documentary about the Polish 303rd during the Battle of Britain:


http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?8953-ATTENTION-Chaps.-Don-t-miss-that-film.-The-untold-story-of-Battle-of-Britain&highlight=foreigners

Simist
03-10-2012, 14:14
Thanks Richard that's exactly what i wanted! To bad i don't know french haha.

Already watched the video for the polish RAF but thanks for the link anyways :)

richard m schwab
03-11-2012, 06:45
Nathan!

Glad that could help! There is tons of info you can read! We are in the same F-e-w-r-e-nc-h boat! I learned my little French in 4th grade, at Rutherford B Hayes Elementary in Fremont! It was a university test program!!!

Rich