Mustang Aces Of The 357th Fighter Group

THE 357TH FIGHTER GROUP PRODUCED 42 ACES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER GROUP WITHIN THE USAAF. IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST GROUP IN THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THE P-51. THANKS TO THIS FIGHTER AND THE TALENTED PILOTS ASSIGNED TO THE GROUP (MEN SUCH AS BUD ANDERSON, KIT CARSON, JOHN ENGLAND, AND CHUCK YEAGER) THE 357TH ACHIEVED A FASTER RATE OF AERIAL VICTORIES THAN ANY OTHER EIGHTH AIR FORCE GROUP DURING THE FINAL YEAR OF THE WAR.