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P-38 Lightning aces of the Pacific and CBI

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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 ...

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P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI 1997, Osprey Publishing, London

ISBN-13: 9781855326330

Paperback