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P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO

John Stanaway author Tom Tullis illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:5th Jun '98

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P-38 Lightning Aces of the ETO/MTO cover

Built by Lockheed to meet a USAAC requirement for a long-range, high-performance escort for the B-17 bomber, the P-38 Lightning made its combat debut in Europe in 1942. Its service in several combat theatres earned it the nickname "der gabelschwanzer teufal", or "the fork-tailed devil". Some 17 pilots scored seven or more kills in the P-38, with the top scorers, William J. Sloan and Michael Brezas, scoring 12 kills each. This volume presents archival photographs of Lightnings, scale drawings and interviews with several leading Lightning aces.

ISBN: 9781855326989

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 7mm

Weight: 358g

100 pages