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The Black Scorpions: Serving with the 64th Fighter Squadron in World War II

The Black Scorpions: Serving with the 64th Fighter Squadron in World War II


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The Black Scorpions - 64th Fighter Squadron - chased the Afrika Corps across the top of Africa before disrupting German and Italian lines up the Italian peninsula. On December 6, 1941, despite his objections, James Lynch was discharged from the Army for being over age in grade. After the terrible events at Pearl Harbor, James Lynch was recalled to duty. Within a month he was part of the Air Corps, involved in a secret project to send air support to help General Montgomery and the Eighth Army. He joined the nucleus of officers in charge of the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group. For the next 33 months, he fought across the top of Africa and then up through Italy. The 57th Fighter Group arrived in Egypt just in time for the battle at El Alamein. How the United States was able to get the pink-winged P-40s to the battlefield baffled the Germans for many years. The Black Scorpions chased the Afrika Corps across the top of Africa, culminating in the Palm Sunday massacre where the Squadron helped shoot down 74 planes in a single engagement. For the Italian campaign, the Black Scorpions switched from P-40s to P-47s, changing from fighters to bombers and disrupting the German and Italian lines up the Italian Peninsula. Through all the battles, including a battle with an erupting Mount Vesuvius, James Lynch kept an unauthorized diary. He also collected daily intelligence reports, newspaper stories, souvenirs, pictures, and letters from home. After the war he reminisced with fellow soldiers about their experiences, and eventually felt it was time to write the story of the Black Scorpions - this book is the result. AUTHOR: General James A. Lynch was a lifelong military man, starting off as a private and retiring with the rank of Brigadier General. He spent 33 months with the 64th Fighter Squadron, The Black Scorpions, first as Adjutant and later as Executive Officer with Ground Command. As censor for the 64th Squadron he was responsible for collecting all the letters, reports, and pictures that the squad wasn't supposed to keep for fear of them falling into enemy hands. After the war, with his two-fingered typing and the help of his Grandson Gregory Lynch Jr, he took all the information he had amassed and turned it into The Black Scorpions.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 African Campaign Chapter 1 Boston to Palestine Chapter 2 El Alamein and Egypt Chapter 3 Tripoli and Libya Chapter 4 Tunisia Part 2 Italian Campaign Chapter 5 Sicily Chapter 6 Italian Peninsula to Naples Chapter 7 Corsica Chapter 8 Back to Italy

About the Author :
General James A. Lynch was a lifelong military man, starting off as a private and retiring with the rank of Brigadier General. He spent 33 months with the 64th Fighter Squadron, The Black Scorpions, first as Adjutant and later as Executive Officer with Ground Command. As censor for the 64th Squadron he was responsible for collecting all the letters, reports, and pictures that the squad wasn’t supposed to keep for fear of them falling into enemy hands. After the war, with his two-fingered typing and the help of his Grandson Gregory Lynch Jr, he took all the information he had amassed and turned it into The Black Scorpions.

Review :
[O]ne of the most captivating WWII aviation memoirs thus far published.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781636243061
  • Publisher: Casemate Publishers
  • Publisher Imprint: Casemate Publishers
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Sub Title: Serving with the 64th Fighter Squadron in World War II
  • ISBN-10: 1636243061
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jun 2023
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 152 mm


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