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P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aircraft of the Aces - World War II - Allies - American

MSRP old price: $22.95


Product Info

Title
P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO
Publisher
Category
Author
John Stanaway
Publish Year
1998
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.33"
NKG Part #
2147343728
MFG. Part #
OSPACE019
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE19

Description

The P-38 made its combat debut in Europe in mid-1942, the first American fighters being flown to the UK before heading further east to Twelfth Air Force units in North Africa. Its service in this theatre, and later over the heartland of Germany itself, earned the P-38 the nickname 'der gabelschwanzer Teufel' (the 'fork-tailed' devil). This volume traces the careers of many previously unknown aces within the USAAF in Europe, and helps redress the balance which has in the past seen all the 'glory' for the fighter victories in this theatre shared between the pilots of the P-47 and P-51. Some 17 pilots scored 7 or more kills on the P-38 in the ETO/MTO.