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The 49th FG was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group swung into action to defend Darwin, Australia, where the Forty-Niners' handful of P-40E Warhawks were thrown into battle alongside the survivors of the defeated forces who had fled the Philippines and Java. . This book evaluates the exceptional performance of the 49th FG, facing superior Japanese forces. By VJ-Day, the group had scored 668 aerial victories and earned three Distinguished Unit Citations and ten campaign stars for its exceptional efforts.
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The 49th FG was sent to Australia in early 1942 to help stem the tide of Japanese conquest in Java. Too late to save the island, the group went into action in the defense of Darwin, Australia, where the Forty-Niners' handful of P-40E Warhawks were thrown into combat alongside survivors from the defeated forces that had fled from the Philippines and Java . This book assesses the outstanding performance of the 49th FG, pitted against superior Japanese forces. By VJ-Day the group had scored 668 aerial victories and won three Distinguished Unit Citations and ten campaign stars for its outstanding efforts.
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