P-38 Lightning Aces of the Eto/Mto
John Stanaway
(Author)
Tom Tullis
(Illustrator)
Description
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.
Product Details
Price
$25.00
$23.25
Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK)
Publish Date
June 05, 1998
Pages
100
Dimensions
7.29 X 9.79 X 0.32 inches | 0.71 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781855326989
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About the Author
John Stanaway has written two best-selling volumes in the Aces series both covering the exploits of the greatest Pacific fighter of them all, the P-38 Lightning. He is also an official historian of the National P-38 Pilots' Association.
