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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 for over 50 pilots who made aces whilst serving with the Fifth and Thirteenth Air Forces.

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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

P-38 Lightning Aces of the Pacific and CBI

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/04/1997
      ISBN13: 9781855326330, 978-1855326330
      ISBN10: 1855326337

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      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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