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P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

By Jim Laurier , Carl Molesworth

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2002
ISBN
9781841762883, 1-84176-288-1
Open Library ID
OL8922256M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
66 MB (69434296 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces 043
Pages
92\92
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Thrown into action following the Torch landings of late 1942, the ‘green’ American pilots flying the obsolescent P-40F suffered cruelly at the hands of seasoned German fighter pilots flying superior machines. Those that survived learnt quickly, and a handful of Warhawk pilots succeeded in making ace by the time the Axis forces surrendered in North Africa. The action then shifted to Sicily and Italy, and the P-40 remained in service until mid-1944. This book charts the careers of the 23 men who succeeded in making ace during that time, despite the advent of much better P-47 and P-51 fighters.

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