Rare Combat Unit History: 413th Fighter Group

Tyler, Parker R.: From Seattle to Ie Shima with the 413th Fighter Group, a Narrative.  Self-published, 1945. 30pp,  11x8 inches. Good condition.  Personal recollection of Capt Parker Tyler, jr.:  mimeographed, typewritten, and gathered by staples. $250  Only one copy located (US Air Force Academy) in WorldCat. 

• "Constituted as 413th Fighter Group on 5 Oct 1944 and activated on 15 Oct. Trained for very-long-range operations with P-47'sMoved to the Asiatic- Pacific Theater, Apr-Jun 1945. Assigned to Twentieth AF; reassigned to the Eighth early in Aug 1945. Flew a few strafing missions from Saipan to the Truk Islands in May before beginning operations from Le Shima in Jun. Engaged in dive-bombing and strafing attacks on factories, radar stations, airfields, small ships, and other targets in Japan. Made several attacks on shipping and airfields in China during Jul. Flew its only escort mission on 8 Aug 1945 when it covered B29's during a raid against Yawata, Japan. Served as a part of the air defense and occupation force for the Ryukyu Islands after the war. Inactivated on Okinawa on 15 Oct 1946. Principal aircraft was the P-47.

Tyler, Parker R.: From Seattle to Ie Shima with the 413th Fighter Group, a Narrative.  Self-published, 1945. 30pp,  11x8 inches. Good condition.  Personal recollection of Capt Parker Tyler, jr.:  mimeographed, typewritten, and gathered by staples. $250  Only one copy located (US Air Force Academy) in WorldCat. 

• "Constituted as 413th Fighter Group on 5 Oct 1944 and activated on 15 Oct. Trained for very-long-range operations with P-47'sMoved to the Asiatic- Pacific Theater, Apr-Jun 1945. Assigned to Twentieth AF; reassigned to the Eighth early in Aug 1945. Flew a few strafing missions from Saipan to the Truk Islands in May before beginning operations from Le Shima in Jun. Engaged in dive-bombing and strafing attacks on factories, radar stations, airfields, small ships, and other targets in Japan. Made several attacks on shipping and airfields in China during Jul. Flew its only escort mission on 8 Aug 1945 when it covered B29's during a raid against Yawata, Japan. Served as a part of the air defense and occupation force for the Ryukyu Islands after the war. Inactivated on Okinawa on 15 Oct 1946. Principal aircraft was the P-47.