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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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08/12/2007 06:11:52 PM
I seen the Manning one  . Missed the others but after the two I seen I just looked at the photo's. There is 1/2 a dozen photo's I have not seen.
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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08/12/2007 08:16:32 PM
Thats part of the reason I get all the new ones that come out- I love to stumble across pics I haven't seen yet. Never know what you'll find.
If I can ever get acces to a scanner I'll scan and post my grandfathers pics from Debden.
C.E. "Treize" Roman Capt., 334th FS, 4th FG in "Aces High" flight sim In Memorium- Cpl. Edward Roman, 688th AMS, 4th FG
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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08/30/2007 11:57:30 PM
Got that Squadro-Signal book, my god what an abomination. So inaccurate that its a disservice to the 4th to publish it.
I can see a few mistakes in identification and dates in a book on a little-known unit, but a book so full of errors on such a well known and publicised unit is just inexcuseable. The editor who let that book see print should be fired.
I wish I knew how to contact the publishers, I'd let them know exactly what I think of it. This book really brings the accuracy of their other unit histories into question for me.
C.E. "Treize" Roman Capt., 334th FS, 4th FG in "Aces High" flight sim In Memorium- Cpl. Edward Roman, 688th AMS, 4th FG
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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08/31/2007 09:25:54 AM
The squadron books do have problems but they do have photo's in most of them that are rare.
They are cheep in one way or another.
One thing that I notice is the author's who's father/grandfather who flew or that were in that group are more accurate than some one who just kranks them out.
Then again 100% accurate is not going to happin ,60 years ago is a long time .
I guess you seen the photo of Capt. McGrattan's P-51B ,cool!
Rick
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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01/07/2008 08:18:39 AM
I do hope this is not that off topic: is the group's web site still live? It doesn't seem to have been updated for ages...
Regards, Filip
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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01/09/2008 03:07:29 AM
I haven't checked it in ages, so I'm not sure, but I know the last time I looked it hadn't been updated in several years. Most of the links were broken and the section on current events was woefully behind. I can't see it having been updated since then, since there would be years worth of work required.
C.E. "Treize" Roman Capt., 334th FS, 4th FG in "Aces High" flight sim In Memorium- Cpl. Edward Roman, 688th AMS, 4th FG
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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01/16/2008 11:53:01 PM
There'll be at least one more out soon: I'm working on one for Osprey's Elite Aviation Units series. My manuscript is at 78,000 words, which is a mere 30,000 more than the word limit! :)
So, does anyone have a profile they'd like to see? Or a photo they'd like to see with a correct caption?
--Chris Bucholtz
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RE: Books on the 4th Fighter Group
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01/17/2008 07:35:48 AM
I'd suggest starting a new thread for that- great topic, but try to keep this one on point. Plus if Its buried in this old thread people might miss it.
C.E. "Treize" Roman Capt., 334th FS, 4th FG in "Aces High" flight sim In Memorium- Cpl. Edward Roman, 688th AMS, 4th FG
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