P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 43)
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Book
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ISBN 10
1841762881
ISBN 13
9781841762883
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Unknown
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
96
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Description
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. - from Amzon
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1
