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Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

Last Stocked on 5/18/2023

Product Info

Title
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force
Publisher
Category
Author
Jerry Scutts
Publish Year
1994
Pages
100
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.3"
NKG Part #
2147394114
MFG. Part #
OSPACE001
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE1

Description

Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF’s Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the "Mighty Eighth" went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe’s fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich.

Contents:

Merlin's Reach
New Blood
A Wilder Pony
Outclassed
Mission Completed
The "Blue-Nosers"
Appendices