P-38 Lightning Aces of the Eto/Mto

by John Stanaway

The P-38 made its combat debut in Europe in mid-1942, the first American fighters being flown to the UK before heading further east to Twelfth Air Force units in North Africa. Its service in this theatre, and later over the heartland of Germany itself, earned the P-38 the nickname 'der gabelschwanzer Teufel' (the 'fork-tailed' devil). This volume traces the careers of many previously unknown aces within the USAAF in Europe, and helps redress the balance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855326981
• ISBN13: 9781855326989
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"