P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

The P-38 was used on virtually every front to which the USAAF were committed, but enjoyed its greatest successes in the Pacific and China-Burma-India (CBI) theatres.The speed, range and firepower of the P-38 made it the favourite of nearly all aircrew fighting in the Solomons, New Guinea and the Philippines, and over 1800 Japanese aircraft fell to its guns. From the first encounters at the end of 1942 until the Lightning scored the final Fifth Air force victories in August 1945, this book tells the story of the pilots who made the Pacific skies very much their own battleground.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-04-15
Mått:184 x 244 x 10 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Aircraft of the Aces
Antal sidor:100
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustratör:Iain Wyllie, Mike Chappell, Mark Styling
ISBN:9781855326330

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John Stanaway has written two best-selling volumes in the Aces series both covering the exploits of the greatest Pacific fighter of them all, the P-38 Lightning. He is also an official historian of the National P-38 Pilots’ Association. Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He was the first artist to produce material for Osprey Aviation electronically. His books for Osprey Publishing include Aircraft of the Aces 26 and Combat Aircraft 16 and 20.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionEarly OperationsThe Yamamoto MissionWewak, Rabaul and Hollandia Lessons from HollandiaThe PhilippinesP-38 Aces of the CBIBong and McGuireAppendices