P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific
P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific

Author: Carl Molesworth

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-01-20

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1472800478

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The first USAAF fighters to engage the Japanese in World War 2, a handful of P-40s rose to defend Pearl Harbor from attack on the morning of 7 December 1941. Warhawk units were also heavily involved in the ill-fated fight to stem invading Japanese forces in the Philippines and Java between December 1941 and April 1942 and again in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands between January 1943 and March 1944. This book examines The Warhawk's wartime exploits and all of its aces including 'aces-in-a-day' Mel Wheadon and Joe Lesika.

P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific
P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific

Author: Carl Molesworth

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-01-20

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1472800850

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The first USAAF fighters to engage the Japanese in World War 2, a handful of P-40s rose to defend Pearl Harbor from attack on the morning of 7 December 1941. Warhawk units were also heavily involved in the ill-fated fight to stem invading Japanese forces in the Philippines and Java between December 1941 and April 1942 and again in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands between January 1943 and March 1944. This book examines The Warhawk's wartime exploits and all of its aces including 'aces-in-a-day' Mel Wheadon and Joe Lesika.

P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI
P-40 Warhawk Aces of the CBI

Author: Carl Molesworth

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-10-20

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 178200582X

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This book details the colourful experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the 'forgotten' China-Burma-India theatre during WW2. Inheriting the legacy of the American Volunteer Group (AVG), units such as the 23rd FG 'held the line' against overwhelming Japanese forces until the arrival of the first P-38s and P-51s in 1944. The Warhawk became synonymous with the efforts of the AAF in the CBI, being used by some 40 aces to claim five or more kills between 1942-45. This volume is the first of four covering the exploits with the P-40 during World War 2.

P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI
P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI

Author: John Stanaway

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 1997-04-15

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781855326330

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The P-38 was used on virtually every front to which the USAAF were committed, but enjoyed its greatest successes in the Pacific and China-Burma-India (CBI) theatres. The speed, range and firepower of the P-38 made it the favourite of nearly all aircrew fighting in the Solomons, New Guinea and the Philippines, and over 1800 Japanese aircraft fell to its guns. From the first encounters at the end of 1942 until the Lightning scored the final Fifth Air force victories in August 1945, these pilots made the Pacific skies very much their own battleground.

‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific
‘Twelve to One’ V Fighter Command Aces of the Pacific

Author: Tony Holmes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-01-20

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1472800486

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This volume details the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. The highest scoring US pilots of World War 2 fought against the Japanese Army Air Force and Imperial Japanese Navy over the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines. Flying P-38s and P-47s, men such as Dick Bong and Thomas McGuire won the Medal of Honor for their successes in combat in 1943-45. 'Twelve to One' is a rare document that details the 'tricks of the trade' employed by these men. This volume also includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual.

Corsair Aces of World War 2
Corsair Aces of World War 2

Author: Mark Styling

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Beretning om det amerikanske jagerfly F4U Corsair og piloter, der fløj det under 2. verdenskrig

Modelling the P-40
Modelling the P-40

Author: Brett Green

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-04-20

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1780966873

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The P-40 was a dependable warhorse that provided valuable service throughout World War II. The earliest operational variants were used to great effect by the famous 'Flying Tigers' in China, and the P-40 went on to serve in almost every theatre of the war. Modellers are well served with P-40 variants from major manufacturers and after-market companies, and this book helps make the most of the products available. The projects featured in clear step-by-step detail include a 1/32 'Flying Tiger' P-40B, an RAAF Kittyhawk Mk.IV in 1/48, a TP-40N two-seat trainer in 1/48 and an RAF Desert Kittyhawk in 1/72 scale. Superb colour reference photographs and detailed lists of kits and accessories available round off this authoritative treatment.

Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth
Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth

Author: Andrew Thomas

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 2002-11-13

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781841760834

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Deemed unsuitable for the Channel Front, lend-lease Tomahawks and Kittyhawks instead became the staple fighters of the Desert Air Force in 1941-42, flying with RAF, South African and Australian squadrons in North Africa and the Middle East. Although usually outclassed by the Bf 109, a number of pilots enjoyed some success during the desert campaign – men like Caldwell, Gibbes, Edwards and Drake, all of whom accrued double figure scores. In the Far East, Australian and New Zealand pilots also saw much action against the Japanese in 1942/43, flying over the jungles of New Guinea in defence of the Australian mainland. This book charts the careers of the men who 'made ace' in these often underestimated fighters.

Curtiss P-40
Curtiss P-40

Author: Carl Molesworth

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-11-20

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 1472807065

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An improved version of the Allison V-1710 engine gave rise to the Curtiss H-87, which began life in 1941 as the P-40D and featured a completely redesigned fuselage. The shorter and deeper nose of the new fighter gave it a decidedly snub-nosed appearance compared to the earlier P-40 models. Curtiss continued to tweak the H-87 for the next two years in the search for better performance, but the last major version, the P-40N, was only marginally faster than the first. In the process, Curtiss even tried an engine change to the Packard Merlin in the P-40F and L but to no avail. What the late model P-40s lacked in speed and service ceiling, they traded for maneuverability, durability and availability. Their niche became fighter-bomber operations, and they fought on fronts as varied as the arctic wastes of the Aleutian Islands and Iceland, the steaming jungles of the South Pacific and the barren deserts of North Africa. P-40s were a common sight in the skies over Burma and China, Sicily and Italy, and western Russia as well. By the time production ceased in 1944, Curtiss had produced nearly 14,000 P-40s.