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Merriam Press World War 2 History Series In The Long Reach: Deep Fighter Escort Tactics by VIII Fighter Command, American fighter pilots of the Eighth Air Force provide their rules, in their own words, for conducting deep fighter escort operations accompanying American bomber formations over Europe. This extremely rare manual was published in May 1944, when deep fighter escort had become a major factor in the skies over Europe. The interior pages are facsimile copies of the original's pages. Contents Foreword by Major General W. E. Kepner, Commanding, VIII Fighter Command Pilots Rules for Deep Fighter Escort Lt. Col. David C. Schilling, Flying Executive Officer, 56th Fighter Group, P-47 Lt. Col. Mark E. Hubbard, 20th Fighter Group, P-38 1st Lt. Jesse W. Gonnam, 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, P-47 Major Edward W. Szaniawski, C.O., 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, P-47, P-51 Major James H. Thorne, 359th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, P-47 Major Walker M. Mahurin, 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, P-47 Capt. Merle B. Nichols, 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, P-38 1st Lt. C. A. Vitali, 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group, P-47 Col. Hubert Zemke, 56th Fighter Group, P-47 Capt. V. K. Meroney, 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, P-47 Lt. Col. John C. Meyer, 352nd Fighter Group, P-47 Capt. R. S. Johnson, 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, P-47 Col. Thomas J. J. Christian Jr., 361st Fighter Group, P-47 Major Herbert E. Johnson Jr., 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, P-38 Lt. Col. Everett W. Stewart, 355th Fighter Group, P-51 Lt. Col. Selden R. Edner, 4th Fighter Group, P-47 Major George E. Preddy, 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, P-47 Lt. Col. Horace C. Craig, 56th Fighter Group, P-47 Lt. Col. Harry J. Dayhuff, 78th F