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

Molesworth, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841762881 ISBN 13: 9781841762883

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

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.

About the Author:

Carl Molesworth has specialised in producing unit histories for the USAAF fighter groups of the CBI since the 1980s, interviewing surviving veterans from these little-publicised units.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841762881
• ISBN 13: 9781841762883
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Laurier Jim