P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Aircraft of the Aces
ISBN-10
1841762040
ISBN-13
9781841762043
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Osprey Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 25th, 2001
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
18.40 x 24.90 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
European historySecond World WarAir forces & warfare
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This title charts the history of the P-39 Airacobra which served alongside the P-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture the Guadal canal in World War II.
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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