P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Mto (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841762883)

Thrown into action following the Torch landings of late 1942, the 'green' American pilots flying the obsolescent P-40F suffered cruelly at the hands of seasoned German fighter pilots flying superior machines. Those that survived learnt quickly, and a handful of Warhawk pilots succeeded in making ace by the time the Axis forces surrendered in North Africa. The action then shifted to Sicily and Italy, and the P-40 remained in service until mid-1944. This book charts the careers of the 23 men who succeeded in making ace during that time, despite the advent of much better P-47 and P-51 fighters.

Author: Carl Molesworth
ISBN-10: 1841762881
ISBN-13: 9781841762883
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2002
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.82h x 7.10w x 0.28d