P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2 Paperback / softback
by John Stanaway, George Mellinger
Illustrated by Jim (Illustrator) Laurier
Part of the Aircraft of the Aces series
Paperback / softback
Description
The first American fighter fitted with a tricyle undercarriage and mid-mounted engine, the P-39 proved less than successful in the hands of its launch customer, the US Army Air Force (AAF).
Hampered by unreliabilty and poor engine performance at high altitude, the P-39 nevertheless served alongside the P-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture Guadalcanal in 1942/43, as well as seeing much action over the jungles of New Guinea.
Around a dozen AAF aces scored five kills with the P-39, although this total was far outstripped by the Soviet Red Air Force, whose pilots rated the Airacobra as one of the best lend-lease fighters of the war.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, 103 b/w; 38 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/07/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9781841762043
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, 103 b/w; 38 col
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/07/2001
- Category:
- ISBN:9781841762043
