P-51 Mustang (War Planes in Colour #3)

Door: Grant, William Newby

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• ISBN: 9780853684541
• Uitgever: Arms and Armour Press
• Taal: Engels
• Categorie: studieboeken
• Details: 1980, hardcover with dust jacket, good copy
• Extra informatie: 0853684545 The North American P-51 Mustang, America's greatest fighter aircraft, was actually designed, built and flown in i 17 days. Its predecessors, including the Curtiss P-40and the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, were useful aircraft but were neither fast enough nor maneuverable enough to challenge the Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighter in the skies over Europe. When the Mustang was introduced in 1943 over Germany as an escort to the B-!7 bomber, its role in the war was secured. The daily toll of lost Flying Fortresses was reduced as more Mustangs entered service. The P-S.I's maneuverability and speed proved it the master of its counterparts in the Luftwaffe. The development of the P-51 during World War II is told brilliantly by William Newby Grant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Richly illustrated with color and monochrome photographs as well as color sideviews and a full color cutaway by Mike Badrocke, this book will be a valuable addition to the library of every a aviation enthusiast.
• € 7.50