Lightnings of ETO/MTO

Informationen zum Autor John Stanaway Klappentext The P-38 made its combat debut in Europe in mid-1942, the first American fighters being flown to the UK before heading further east to Twelfth Air Force units in North Africa. Its service in this theatre, and later over the heartland of Germany itself, earned the P-38 the nickname 'der gabelschwanzer Teufel' (the 'fork-tailed' devil). This volume traces the careers of many previously unknown aces within the USAAF in Europe, and helps redress the balance which has in the past seen all the 'glory' for the fighter victories in this theatre shared between the pilots of the P-47 and P-51. Some 17 pilots scored 7 or more kills on the P-38 in the ETO/MTO. Zusammenfassung Built by Lockheed to meet a USAAC requirement for a long-range, high-performance escort for the B-17 bomber, the P-38 Lightning made its combat debut in Europe in 1942. This volume presents archival photographs, scale drawings and interviews with several leading Lightning aces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Pioneer P-38 Aces Desert War Mediterranean War Eighth and Ninth Air Force Aces Ground Claims Appendices

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• Authors: John Stanaway, Stanaway John
• Assisted by: Chappell Mike (Illustration), Styling Mark (Illustration), Tom Tullis (Illustration), Tullis Tom (Illustration), Wyllie Iain (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.06.1998
• EAN: 9781855326989
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-698-9
• No. of pages: 100
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Aircraft of the Aces; Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Aircraft of the Aces; Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey); Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; USA, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Weapons & equipment, Weapons and equipment, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater