The P-38 Lockheed Lightning was produced in response to the requirement for a long range, high speed and high altitude fighter to escort the USAAF's expanding B-17 bomber fleet. Powered by supercharged Allison engines, the type went into action both in Europe and the Pacific. This volume deals with the aces of the latter theatre of war who used the P-38 to accrue some of the highest scores achieved by any Allied fighter pilots in World War II. Pilots like Dick Bong (40 kills) and Tom McGuire (38 kills) led the kill listings for over 50 pilots who made aces whilst serving with the Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces.
                                
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                                  Aces such as USAAF pilots Dick Bong and Tom McGuire used the P-38 Lightning to accrue some of the highest scores of Allied fighter pilots in World War II. Described here, the P-38 was born of the need for a high speed, high altitude fighter to escort the B-17 bomber on raids.
                                
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                              Introduction
Early Operations
The Yamamoto Mission
Wewak, Rabaul and Hollandia 
Lessons from Hollandia
The Philippines
P-38 Aces of the CBI
Bong and McGuire
Appendices
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                                  From the first encounters at the end of 1942 until the Lightning scored the final Fifth Air force victories in August 1945, this book tells the story of the pilots who made the Pacific skies very much their own battleground.
                                
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                              Produktdetaljer
ISBN
                    
            9781855326330
      
                  Publisert
                     1997-04-15 
                  Utgiver
                    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
                  Vekt
                     374 gr
                  Høyde
                     248 mm
                  Bredde
                     184 mm
                  Dybde
                     7 mm
                  Aldersnivå
                     G, 01
                  Språk
                    
  Product language
              Engelsk
          Format
                    
  Product format
              Heftet
          Antall sider
                     100
                  Forfatter
                                              
                                          Om bidragsyterne
John Stanaway has written two best-selling volumes in the Aces series both covering the exploits of the greatest Pacific fighter of them all, the P-38 Lightning. He is also an official historian of the National P-38 Pilots’ Association.  
Tom Tullis has illustrated a number of books in both the Aces and Combat Aircraft series. He was the first artist to produce material for Osprey Aviation electronically. His books for Osprey Publishing include Aircraft of the Aces 26 and Combat Aircraft 16 and 20.
