P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Modern, 20th Century, World War II
| Author: | Carl Molesworth | ISBN: | 9781472800640 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | January 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carl Molesworth |
| ISBN: | 9781472800640 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | January 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
