P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

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P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO

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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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
WARHAWKS OVER 'THE BLUE'

CHAPTER TWO
TORCH TO TUNISIA

CHAPTER THREE
OUT OF AFRICA

CHAPTER FOUR
THE NOT-SO-SOFT UNDERBELLY

Appendices
Colour plates commentary
Index

Product details

Published 20 Jan 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472800640
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 102 b/w; 2 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 43
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Carl Molesworth

Carl Molesworth is a former newspaper and magazine…

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Jim Laurier

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