Mustang And Thunderbolt Aces Of The Pacific And CBI

Informationen zum Autor John Stanaway, illustrated by Tom Tullis, Mike Chappell, Iain Wyllie Klappentext Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere. Zusammenfassung Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction P-47 Comes to the Pacific P-51s Over Burma Fifth Air Force P-47s in 1944-45 P-51's Over the Philippines P-51s of the Fourteenth Air Force Central Pacific Appendices

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• Autori: John Stanaway, Stanaway John
• Con la collaborazione di: Tom Tullis (Illustrazione), Tullis Tom (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.1999
• EAN: 9781855327801
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-780-1
• Pagine: 100
• Dimensioni: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: 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.
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