Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Modern, 20th Century, World War II
| Author: | John Stanaway | ISBN: | 9781472801944 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | February 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Stanaway |
| ISBN: | 9781472801944 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | February 20, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere.
Although far better known for their exploits over the war torn skies of Germany and Italy, the USAAF's premier fighters, the P-47 and P-51, also made significant contributions to the victory against Japan from 1943 onwards. This book relates the appearance of the Allison-engined A-36As and P-51As over Rangoon from India in November 1943, the 1st Air Commando Group in China, P-47s over the jungles of New Guinea in 1943, escorting B-29s on long-range bombing sorties against the Home Islands in 1944-45 and elsewhere.
