P-40 Warhawk vs Bf 109: MTO 1942-44
by Molesworth, Carl
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1849084696
- ISBN 13
- 9781849084697
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2011. New book, 80 pages, DUE38. Although the P-40 and the Bf 109 both joined the air war over North Africa at nearly the same time in early 1941, the venerable German fighter was already fully sorted with a combat career dating back to 1937 in Spain, while the American fighter was making its combat debut in the hands of the RAF's Desert Air Force. Both aircraft were low-wing designs powered by a single liquid-cooled engine of roughly the same output, but there the similarities ended. The Bf 109 was small and agile, capable of operating at high altitudes. The P-40's weight and engine limited it to middle-altitude operations, but it was more manoeuvrable than the Bf 109 and extremely capable in the fighter-bomber role. In typical encounters, Bf 109 pilots would climb above a formation of P-40s and then dive into battle, seeking to maintain the initiative and a speed advantage. The P-40 pilots would respond by trying to turn into the attack. The tide turned in the autumn of 1942, by which time USAAF P-40 squadrons had joined the fight in time for the final Allied push from El Alamein and the Operation Torch landings in Morocco.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005567
- Title
- P-40 Warhawk vs Bf 109: MTO 1942-44
- Author
- Molesworth, Carl
- Illustrator
- Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- ISBN 10
- 1849084696
- ISBN 13
- 9781849084697
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- P-40 WARHAWK BF 109 MTO WW2 AIRCRAFT
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- WW2 MTO Aircraft;
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