P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

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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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  • ISBN13 9781472800978
  • Pages 96
  • Released 2013
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing
  • Format Elektronisk medie
  • Edition 1
  • Language English