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Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI

Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI

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Description: Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere.
MSRP: 22.95
Book Series: Aircraft of the Aces
Volume: 26
Subject: Aviation Nonfiction
Author: John Stanaway
About the Author: John Stanaway has written two best-selling volumes in the Aces series both covering the exploits of the greatest Pacific fighter of them all, the P-38 Lightning. He is also an official historian of the National P-38 Pilots’ Association.
ISBN-13: 9781855327801
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 5/1/99
Number of Pages: 100
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Tom Tullis
UPC: 9781855327801
Set: Osprey Books
Rarity: sealed
Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere.
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