{"product_id":"9781472805607","title":"BloomsburyUK - F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-2","description":"BloomsburyUK - \u003cb\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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' O'Hare, the Medal of Honor-winning first US Navy ace of World War 2, that he requested the squadron replace VF-6 in his CAG-6 aboard USS Enterprise. No unit US Navy unit created more aces than VF-2, whose pilots went into action over the Carolines, Marianas, Guam, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Philippine Sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing exquisite photographs and first-hand accounts from the elite fliers themselves, this volume tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130391314672,"sku":"9781472805607","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472805607_p0.jpg?v=1763598920","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472805607","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}