357th Fighter Group
"The Yoxford Boys"
Presented in honor of all members of the 357th FG and their families.
History of the 357th Fighter Group
Combat Stories of the 357th Fighter Group
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"Geronimo" |
(150+ models on display to honor the 357th FG!)
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"Tangerine" |
Free 357th FG Screen Saver (41 Great photos)
357th FG Reunion 2001 (The Last One!)
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EXCITING NEW BOOK ON THE 357th FG by Joey Maddox "The Great Rate Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group" |
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Paperback Book
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Race for Europe: Stories of the 357th Fighter Group (Sortie One)
tells the true stories of the Yoxford Boys of the 357th Fighter
Group; arguably the best Army Air Force fighter group in the
European Theater during World War Two. Aces Kit Carson, Bud
Anderson, Johnny England, Pete Peterson, Chuck Yeager and others
from this elite group of “tigers” eventually became famous after the
war, while other Yoxford Boys just melted back into the scenery that
was the American post war years. Those were the lucky ones as scores
of these brave, young American lads flying their P-51 Mustangs into
combat against the Luftwaffe never saw home again as the result of
this epic air war over Europe. |
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Newest book on the 357th FG by Joey Maddox "The Great Rat Race For Europe"
Paperback Book |
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| "The Great Rat Race for Europe:
Stories of the 357th Fighter Group (Sortie One) tells the true stories
of the Yoxford Boys of the 357th Fighter Group; arguably the best Army
Air Force fighter group in the European Theater during World War Two.
Aces Kit Carson, Bud Anderson, Johnny England, Pete Peterson, Chuck
Yeager and others from this elite group of “tigers” eventually became
famous after the war, while other Yoxford Boys just melted back into the
scenery that was the American post war years. Those were the lucky ones
as scores of these brave, young American lads flying their P-51 Mustangs
into combat against the Luftwaffe never saw home again as the result of
this epic air war over Europe. Their stories are all here including Leonard “Kit” Carson’s account of The Great Rat Race which helped to break the back of the Luftwaffe (from his fantastic book Pursue and Destroy), the strange and sad end of decorated fighter ace Dittie Jenkins who safely returned from his last mission against the Nazis only to be killed while celebrating with an impromptu air show over Station 373 at Leiston, and the first hand account of life in a Stalag Luft (prisoner of war camp) with Colonel Henry Spicer, the irascible commanding officer of the American section of the POW camp (and one-time 357th Fighter Group Commanding Officer) who drove the German officers to the brink with his rock solid spirit of rebellion and the love and admiration of his men. Fly into weather so thick that the ducks are walking with Pete Peterson, one of the leading aces of the Group, as he walks you through a hair-raising landing on Leiston Field with zero visibility and three inexperienced pilots on his wing. Then 357th fighter pilot Joe Shea recaptures the common boredom ridden hours and terror stricken moments faced by replacement pilots of the Group during their first combat missions, including Shea’s account of his last encounter, eyeball to eyeball, with a German pilot in an Me-262 jet fighter as it slid over his wing and lined up perfectly in his gun sight. Relive the greatest (as well as the worst) days of the 8th Air Force’s first long range Mustang fighter outfit in short stories written by the pilots of the 357th Fighter Group, their families, and this author in this collection of memories and tall tales of the famous Yoxford Boys."
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357th FG New Photos |
Photo Identification Page (Help us ID these Photos)
The Heritage Continues with the OHANG
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Special 357th Art Poster For Sale
The Opposition - German Aircraft
Dedication Ceremony of the Captain Fletcher E. Adams 357th Fighter Group Museum, 24 July 2010
New 357th FG Book by Joey Maddox
Below are links to other sites dedicated to the 357th FG
2005 Leiston Memorial Service. FOLA, Peter Saunders (FOLA) and Joe Shea (357th FG)
Friends of Leiston Airfield - FOLA
www.beforeyougo.us - A Tribute to our Veterans
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Frank Aldridge's Fantastic site! |
Click here for the most accurate list of 357th FG Tail Numbers and Code Letters we have found. It is on Peter Randall's fantastic site "Little Friends" 8th AF Fighter Groups. This link will take you to the 357th FG section. If you have any information to help fill this list in, please contact us at jimswa@juno.com. Thanks!
To
all Members of the 357th FG "Yoxford Boys"
We have started a private web site for
our Former Members, Officially Designated Friends of the 357th FG, Close Family
of Former members, and Web Site Authors of 375th FG related Web sites. It is
open to members by invitation only. If you would like to join, please contact
Joe Shea at: p51jshea@aol.com
To anyone planning a visit to Leiston Airfield, England:
