The Great Snafu Fleet

The Great Snafu Fleet

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Book Description
1st Combat Cargo Squadron, a.k.a. The Great Snafu Fleet, flew C- 47's in India in 1944, air-dropping supplies in Burma. Going to China in late 1944, they spent the rest of the war, delivering vital supplies and personnel for Gen Chennault's 14th Air Force Flying Tigers and the OSS, often behind enemy lines.

About the Author
Gerald White has spent more than 25 years in various defense and aviation related work. A career Reservist, he has been an intelligence specialist on active duty and with the California Air National Guard, a business (undergraduate) and history (graduate) student, and a defense contractor in the communications analysis and unmanned aerial vehicle area. He also has 12 years as a C-5 loadmaster in the Air Force Reserve with more than 4500 flying hours and combat support missions for Operations JUST CAUSE and DESERT SHIELD/STORM. He currently serves as a Master Sergeant in the Air Force Reserve as a historian and is also employed as a civilian historian by the Air Force. This is his first book.

The Great Snafu Fleet,Gerald A., Jr. White,Jr. Gerald A. White,Xlibris Corporation,0738838357,History,History - Military / War,History: American,Military - Aviation,Military - General,Military - United States,Military - World War II

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