The US aviation industry produced three great fighter designs to equip its burgeoning army air force during World War 2, and of this trio, Republic's P-47 Thunderbolt was easily the heaviest. Powered, crucially, by a turbocharged Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine that produced 2000 hp, the first production fighters reached the 56th FG in June 1942, and six months later the group joined the Eight Air Force in Britain. The arrival of the first P-47Cs in mid-1943 addressed the problem of the aircraft's short combat radius, as this model could be fitted with an external tank. Slowly, as combat tactics evolved in units like the 56th and 78th FGs, pilots learnt how best to fly the Thunderbolt in order to effectively counter the more nimble Luftwaffe fighters.
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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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Jerry Scutts has worked in the field of aviation publishing since the late 1960s, writing over 40 books that have covered a broad spectrum of subject matter ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of the USAF_s Phantom IIs over Vietnam. His specialist areas are the Luftwaffe and the US Army Air Forces in World War 2, and he originally appeared on the Osprey list as long ago as 1977, when he wrote the second volume in the now much sought after Air Cam Air War series –- many of the jacket illustrations in this series were also painted by him. Jerry has been a regular contributor to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series since its inception in 1994.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great book every thunderbolt fan shoul read and look,
By Mariano (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 24) (Paperback)
This book keeps on with the excellence "The Osprey Aircraft of the Aces" series have us used to. It has a detailed historic account of the missions and the everyday living of these intrepid pilots of the US Air Force since their arrival to Europe with the "jub". It complements these accounts with excellent photos of those days, and perhaps more important, with detailed profiles of the aircraft, the way they where painted and conditioned for the war. Over all, this is really great book, every aviation fan should read.
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very plaisant book,
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This review is from: P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 24) (Paperback)
very beautifull book who show by detail the camouflage of the plane use by the USAAF during world war 2
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, but lacked 'wow',
By Ira Kepford "Jolly Roger" (Springfield MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 24) (Paperback)
This book is about famous aces of the 62nd FS/56th FG. Like Hubert 'Hub' Zemke, Rober S. 'Bob' Johnson, Walker 'Bud' Mahurin and a few more. With first hand accounts with Fw-190s and Bf-109s and how the P-47s 'bagged' them.
I only give this book a four star instead of the usual five because the book didn't deliver a complete satisfaction that other books did for me. I would not say it's a bad book, but it's not up the the other 5 star books Osprey's published. If you want to read about 'Hub' Zemke, 'Bob' Johnson, 'Bud' Mahurin and a few more, then buy this book. But don't expect a wow out of this.
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By the early spring of 1943, three USAAF fighter groups - the 4th, 56th and 78th - were flying the P-47 Thunderbolt from bases in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
damaged claims, gun camera film, ranking ace, ace status, made ace, numerous pilots, ground victories, aerial victories, three kills, assigned aircraft, final kill, national insignia, escort missions, fighter groups, confirmed kill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eighth Air Force, Fighter Command, Bob Johnson, Quince Brown, Fred Christensen, Dave Schilling, George Bostwick, Gerry Johnson, Glenn Duncan, Ninth Air Force, World War, Deputy Group, Dummer Lake, Horsham St Faith, Maj Eugene Roberts, Martlesham Heath, Aircraft of the Aces, Col Hubert Zemke, Feather Merchant, South Wales, Steeple Morden New!
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By the early spring of 1943, three USAAF fighter groups - the 4th, 56th and 78th - were flying the P-47 Thunderbolt from bases in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
damaged claims, gun camera film, ranking ace, ace status, made ace, numerous pilots, ground victories, aerial victories, three kills, assigned aircraft, final kill, national insignia, escort missions, fighter groups, confirmed kill Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Eighth Air Force, Fighter Command, Bob Johnson, Quince Brown, Fred Christensen, Dave Schilling, George Bostwick, Gerry Johnson, Glenn Duncan, Ninth Air Force, World War, Deputy Group, Dummer Lake, Horsham St Faith, Maj Eugene Roberts, Martlesham Heath, Aircraft of the Aces, Col Hubert Zemke, Feather Merchant, South Wales, Steeple Morden New!
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- The Little Cookie, Softcover, Beginning to Read (Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read) by Margaret Hillert on page 17, and Back Matter
- A Little Princess (Troll Illustrated Classics) by Frances Hodgson Burnett on page 66
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