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P-40 Warhawk vs Bf 109: MTO 1942-44 (Duel, 38)
by Carl Molesworth
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- 1849084696
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- 9781849084697
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Osprey Publishing, 2011. Paperback. New. New oversized softcover in glossy printed wraps. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (7.2 x 0.5 x 9.7 inches) Includes an index, chronology, photos, and full color illustrations. 80 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. 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.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. 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.
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- Title
- P-40 Warhawk vs Bf 109: MTO 1942-44 (Duel, 38)
- Author
- Carl Molesworth
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1849084696
- ISBN 13
- 9781849084697
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- P-40 Warhawk, Bf 109, Motor Transport Operator, MTO, WWII, World War II, Planes, Aviation, War, wehrmacht, Luftwaffe, German military history, RAF, Fighter jets,
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