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American P-38 Lightnings of Europe and the Mediterranean

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Aircraft of the Aces: Men & Legends - Book 9

Published in 1999 by Del Prado / Osprey, UK
Softcover, 64 Pages
Size - 25cm * 19cm

The P-38 made its combat debut in Europe in mid-1942, the first American fighters being flown to the UK before heading further east to Twelfth Air Force units in North Africa. Its service in this theatre, and later over the heartland of Germany itself, earned the R38 the nickname "der gabelschwanzerTeufel" (the "fork-tailed" devil).

Though possessing a great range that allowed it to escort American "heavies" well into occupied Europe, the Lightning was plagued with technical problems and its early years in the [TO, and it wasn't until the J-model became available in late 1943 that these were finally cured.

This volume traces the careers of many previously unknown aces within the USAAF in Europe, and helps redress the balance which has in the past seen all the "glory" for the fighter victories in this theatre shared between the pilots of the P47 and P-51. Some 17 pilots scored 7 or more kills on the P-38 in the ETO/MTO.

Fully Illustrated with B&W photos, 2 pages of line drawings, and 12 pages of colour drawings

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