02375nam 2200409 450 991016334860332120200109105259.01-78289-381-4(CKB)3710000001046400(MiAaPQ)EBC4809494(Au-PeEL)EBL4809494(CaPaEBR)ebr11350095(OCoLC)974595088(BIP)059099241(EXLCZ)99371000000104640020200109h20131992 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPacific counterblow the 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron in the battle for Guadalcanal[Place of publication not identified] :Pickel Partners Publishing,2013.19921 online resource (55 pages)[Illustrated with 6 photos and 3 maps]Originally published shortly after key air campaigns, the Wings at War series captures the spirit and tone of America's World War II experience. Eyewitness accounts of Army Air Forces' aviators and details from the official histories enliven the story behind each of six important AAF operations.Pacific Counterblow tells the story of the Battle for Guadalcanal (1942), focusing on the operations of the 11th Bombardment Group and the 67th Fighter Squadron.Months after the devastation of Pearl Harbor, U.S. forces had crushed the Japanese fleet at Midway and then moved to seize the initiative. AAF commanders in the Pacific sought to prevent the enemy from severing Australia's supply lines. So the B-17s of the 11th Bomb Group and the P-39s and P-400s of the 67th Fighter Squadron, flying from makeshift bases at Espiritu Santo and Henderson Field, began grueling attacks on Japanese shipping between Rabaul, New Britain and the Solomon Islands. After several months of bitter fighting, American forces gained control of Guadalcanal, positioning them to swing forward beyond Rabaul to New Guinea.World War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.940.544973Anon815482MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163348603321Pacific counterblow3580683UNINA