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P-39 AIRCOBRA ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
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| By: |
John Stanaway, George Mellinger, Jim Laurier (Illus) |
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Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1841762040 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781841762043 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
18 July, 2001 |
| Series: |
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. No.36 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
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Non-returnable |