Author | : Carl Molesworth |
File Size | : 47,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 20 January 2013 |
ISBN | : 9781472800978 |
Pages | : 97 pages |
P 40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO by Carl Molesworth Book PDF Summary
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.