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P-38 Lightning At War

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Autore/i	Joe Christy, Jeffrey L. Ethell
Editore	Ian Allan Publishing	Luogo	London
Anno	1978	Pagine	144
Dimensioni	22x29 (cm)	Illustrazioni	ill. a colori e b/n n.t. - colors and b/w ills
Legatura	tela ed. sovracc. ill. colori - hardcover with dustjacket	Conservazione	Usato ottime condizioni - used very good
Lingua	Inglese - English text	Peso	1000 (gr)
ISBN	0711007721	EAN-13	9780711007727

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The US 8th Air Force's 'twin-tailed pursuit ship', called the Lightning by the British, survived rejection by the RAF to become one of the most deadly American fighters of the war, serving with distinction in the Pacific, the North African desert, the Mediterranean, and the final assault on Germany. It was a group of Lightnings which caught Admiral Yamamoto on 18 April 1943 in a daring raid that culminated in his 'Betty' (Mitsubishi G4MI) being blown out of the sky, thus depriving the Japanese fleet of its commander and the Japanese armed forces of their most brilliant strategist. It was in Lightnings that some of the best known American aces amassed their numerous kills, like Dick Bong with 40 confirmed to his credit.
In this book Joe Christy and Jeff Ethell trace Lockheed thockhetor Mode liahtning tom the earliest compressability problems of the prototype Y-38, to the P-38L-5, the fighter-bomber-recce aircraft of the USAF in Italy and the Pacific. Graphically illustrated by over 210 action photographs and many eyewitness accounts, P-38 Lightning at War tells the story of this unique and innovative aeroplane, revered for its adaptability and ability to limp home on one engine where other aircraft would have been destroyed.