Overview
The story of the highest-scoring P-38 aces of the war, who had claimed approximately half of their total victories by the end of 1943 flying Lightning models ranging from the F-1 through to the H-5. The first P-38s became operational with the 1st Fighter Group in April 1941, and the initial combat deployments were made in Alaska, the Southwest Pacific and North Africa during the latter part of 1942. Photographic reconnaissance versions of the P-38 were in action even sooner when F-4 (P-38E) models were rushed to frontline units a few months after Pearl Harbor. Often using modified field measures to equip aircraft and train pilots in this demanding fighter, early pilots wrote a remarkable record of accomplishments that displayed a high degree of courage and innovation. Every theatre in which the United States was involved saw deployment of the P-38, and more than 60 Lightning pilots were credited with at least five victories by the end of 1943. Featuring illustrations depicting P-38 models from the E to the H-5 previously not known to the general public, unpublished photographs and new data, this volume presents a comprehensive and innovative account of some of these lesser known aces.
Full Product Details
Author: John Stanaway ,
Chris Davey (Illustrator)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Volume: 120
Dimensions:
Width: 18.40cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.360kg
ISBN: 9781782003328
ISBN 10: 1782003320
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 20 July 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: English
Reviews
.. .a book that I very much enjoyed reading and is one that I can highly recommend to the P-38 fan out there. --Scott van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com (August 2014) John Stanaway's [book] considers the story of the ace pilots of the P-38 Lightning, one of the most unique air fighters of World War 2, and is a recommendation for any aircraft or military history library. It uses first-hand experiences from pilots who flew them to consider their combat performance and how techniques developed by these fighters changed the course of the war.' - James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review (October 2014)
John Stanaway's [book] considers the story of the ace pilots of the P-38 Lightning, one of the most unique air fighters of World War 2, and is a recommendation for any aircraft or military history library. It uses first-hand experiences from pilots who flew them to consider their combat performance and how techniques developed by these fighters changed the course of the war.' --James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review (October 2014) ...a book that I very much enjoyed reading and is one that I can highly recommend to the P-38 fan out there. --Scott van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com (August 2014)
.. .a book that I very much enjoyed reading and is one that I can highly recommend to the P-38 fan out there. --Scott van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com (August 2014)
Author Information
Coming from a long line of authors (including George Mellinger, who wrote several bestselling Osprey titles) that belonged to the Twin Cities Aero Historians organisation, John Stanaway has written more than 20 books and scores of articles. John is a USAF veteran with an Arc Light temporary duty assignment to his name from the Vietnam War. Chris Davey has illustrated more than 30 titles for Osprey’s Aircraft of the Aces, Combat Aircraft, and Aviation Elite Units series. He is one of the last traditional airbrush artists in the business and has become Osprey’s artist of choice for both USAAF fighters and RAF subject matter, proving his undoubted skill when dealing with large aircraft subjects such as the Halifax and Sunderland.
