Thrown into action following the Torch landings of late 1942, the ‘green’ American pilots flying the obsolescent P-40F suffered cruelly at the hands of seasoned German fighter pilots flying superior machines. Those that survived learnt quickly, and a handful of Warhawk pilots succeeded in making ace by the time the Axis forces surrendered in North Africa. The action then shifted to Sicily and Italy, and the P-40 remained in service until mid-1944. This book charts the careers of the 23 men who succeeded in making ace during that time, despite the advent of much better P-47 and P-51 fighters.
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"This is yet another excellent offering from Osprey. Fans of the P-40 and MTO air operations need to add this work to their libraries. Recommended."-Fred Boucher, Aeroscale
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Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
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A good book covering the use of the P-40 in the MTO.
Molesworth does a fine job in narrating the Warhawk's Med exploits, including a number of exciting first-person narratives. The book features over 100 photos and 10 pages of top-notch Jim Laurier color profiles. Laurier really does excellent work! All in all, P-40 WARHAWK ACES OF THE MTO is a great introduction to this fighter and the men who flew it. Recommended.
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The Curtiss P-40 gave yeoman service in the MTO during WWII, serving as a first-line fighter until mid-1944. Though not on a par with its Bf 109F/G and FW 190 opponents, a well-flown Warhawk could hold its own. In this Osprey 'Aircraft of the Aces' volume, author Carl Molesworth focuses in on those 16 USAAF pilots who made aces.
American P-40s first saw service with the Desert Air Force and later the 12th Air Force. The green DAF American pilots flying with the 57th FG had a rough combat initiation but, with time, produced aces like Roy Whitaker, Bob Byrne and Lyman Middleditch. The Torch landings in November 1942 brought in the 33rd FG, assigned to the newly formed 12th AF. Future Group aces like Levi Chase and Group CO 'Spike' Momyer were amongst those 33rd pilots who launched in their P-40Fs from an aircraft carrier. In January 1943 the 325th FG entered the fray followed by the 324th FG in March and the 79th in August. While all four units sometimes suffered heavy losses, they also scored some notable successes such as the 'Palm Sunday Massacre' where P-40 units claimed over 60 Ju 52s, Bf 109s and Bf 110s. Three pilots - Art Cleveland, Dick Duffy and MacArthur Powers - became 'aces in a day' during that combat! By July 1944 the P-40's day was done yet it 'retired' with over 590 victories to its credit! Molesworth, one of Osprey's better authors, does a fine job relating the Warhawk's Med exploits, including a number of exciting first-person narratives. The book features over 100 photos and 10 pages of top-notch Jim Laurier color profiles. Laurier really does excellent work! All in all, P-40 WARHAWK ACES OF THE MTO is a great introduction to a gutsy fighter and the men who flew it. Recommended.
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The teletype in the headquarters office of the 57th Fighter Group (FG) at East Boston, Massachusetts, began to clatter on the morning of 24 June 1942 with a message from the Eastern Defense Command Headquarters, United States Army Air Force. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
serial unknown, first aerial victory, future ace, tail stripe, confirmed victory, regular pilot, first ace, combat tour, aerial victories, top ace, original pilots, only ace, nose art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Cape Bon, Ninth Air Force, Twelfth Air Force, Dwayne Tabatt, Mareth Line, Col William, Dale Deniston, Lou Lederman, Port Lyautey, Capt Boone, Capt John, Col Momyer, Howard Levy, Maj Levi Chase, Bruce Hunt, Maj Robert, Mitchell Field, Palm Sunday, Africa Korps, Capt James, John Bent, Maj Chase, New England, World War New!
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The teletype in the headquarters office of the 57th Fighter Group (FG) at East Boston, Massachusetts, began to clatter on the morning of 24 June 1942 with a message from the Eastern Defense Command Headquarters, United States Army Air Force. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
serial unknown, first aerial victory, future ace, tail stripe, confirmed victory, regular pilot, first ace, combat tour, aerial victories, top ace, original pilots, only ace, nose art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Africa, Cape Bon, Ninth Air Force, Twelfth Air Force, Dwayne Tabatt, Mareth Line, Col William, Dale Deniston, Lou Lederman, Port Lyautey, Capt Boone, Capt John, Col Momyer, Howard Levy, Maj Levi Chase, Bruce Hunt, Maj Robert, Mitchell Field, Palm Sunday, Africa Korps, Capt James, John Bent, Maj Chase, New England, World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Terry and the Pirates no. 20: Burma on the Run by Milton Caniff on page 29
- North Africa (Exploration of Africa) by John G. Hall in Back Matter
- Terry and the Pirates (Training With Flip Corkin #17,1943) by Milton Caniff on page 29
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