ENGLISH

P-38 Lightning At War

By Jeffrey Ethell , Joe Christy

Book information

Publisher
Charles Scibners Sons
Year
1978
ISBN
0684157403
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
57 MB (59618731 bytes)
Pages
152\77
Library
mirknig.com
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-06-19 17:00:00

Description

This classic title traces the history of the Lightning from the earliest Lockheed “Model 22” through the severe compressibility problems of the prototype YP-38, to the P-38L-5, the fighter-bomber-reconnaissance aircraft of the USAAF in italy and the Pacific.Graphically illustrated with over 200 action photographs and many eye witness accounts, this book tells the story of a unique and innovative aircrat, revered for its adaptability and ability to limp home on one engine where other aircraft would have been destroyed.

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