P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 43)

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P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 43)

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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.

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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.

P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 43),Carl Molesworth,Jim Laurier,Osprey Publishing,1841762881,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,Military - World War II,Air forces & warfare,American history: Second World War,Europe,European history: Second World War,History / Military / Aviation,North Africa,Second World War, 1939-1945,USA

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