A Ladakhi Diary - With Watercolours of a Himalayan Trek in 1929, Molesworth Mollie

Автор: Carl Molesworth
Название: P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO
ISBN: 1841762881 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841762883
Издательство: Osprey
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Описание: 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 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.