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P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2

P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2

Stanaway, John
Mellinger, George
Wyllie, Iain

Paperback

Series: Aircraft of the Aces (Osprey), Book 36

Air CombatWorld War II

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ISBN10: 1841762040
ISBN13: 9781841762043
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: Jul 25 2001
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.30 Width: 7.30 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
The first American fighter fitted with a tricyle undercarriage and mid-mounted engine, the P-39 proved less than successful in the hands of its launch customer, the US Army Air Force (AAF). Hampered by unreliabilty and poor engine performance at high altitude, the P-39 nevertheless served alongside the P-40 and P-38 in the bitter struggle to capture Guadalcanal in 1942/43, as well as seeing much action over the jungles of New Guinea. Around a dozen AAF aces scored five kills with the P-39, although this total was far outstripped by the Soviet Red Air Force, whose pilots rated the Airacobra as one of the best lend-lease fighters of the war.

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