P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO (2002)

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series (2000)
96 Pages / 92 photos / 43 illustrations
$22.95
ISBN 1-84176-079-X

Thrown into action at El Alamein and 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 learned 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.

“I found Molesworth’s writing to be clear, informative and easy to read. Given the quality of the research, pictures, scale drawings, and pilot accounts, readers cannot go wrong by including ‘P-40 Warhawk Aces of the MTO’ in their collection.”
- Lt. Col. Robert Tate, USAFR, Air & Space Power Journal

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