P-39 Airacobra Aces of World War 2 cover
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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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Published Jul 25 2001
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841762043
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 103 b/w; 38 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 36
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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