ENGLISH

RAF Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces

By Andrew Thomas; Chris Davey(Illustrator)

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781846039799, 1846039797
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
33 MB (34114651 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces 93
Pages
96\100
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Aviation;World War 2;Aviation

Description

The P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt were the finest American fighters of World War 2, and both saw service with the Royal Air Force in substantial numbers. The RAF began flying the Mustang in 1944, using it to fly bomber escort missions, and deploying to support the ground campaigns in Italy and the Balkans. It was also flown by a number of Polish units in the RAF. The P-47 Thunderbolt was the best fighter available in CBI theater, where it was flown by a number of aces against the Japanese, mainly in a ground support role. Although these two fighter types are most associated with the Americans, they performed an important role serving in the RAF.

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