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P-39/P-400 Airacobra vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen
- New Guinea 1942
Engelsk Paperback
P-39/P-400 Airacobra vs A6M2/3 Zero-sen
- New Guinea 1942
Engelsk Paperback

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After the huge advances made in the early months of the Pacific war, it was in remote New Guinea where the advance of Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force (IJNAF) A6M Zero-sen fighters was first halted due to a series of offensive and defensive aerial battles ranging from treetop height up to 30,000 ft.

Initially, the IJNAF fought Australian Kittyhawks, but by May 1942 they had fought themselves into oblivion, and were relieved by USAAF P-39 and P-400 Airacobras. The battles unfolded over mountainous terrain with treacherous tropical weather. Neither IJNAF or USAAF pilots had been trained for such extreme conditions, incurring many additional losses aside from those that fell in combat. Using specially commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs and testimony, this fascinating study explains how, despite their initial deficit in experience and equipment, the Airacobras managed to square the ledger and defend New Guinea.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
80
ISBN-13:
9781472823663
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1472823664
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
26 jul 2018
Længde:
7mm
Bredde:
180mm
Højde:
245mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
26 jul 2018
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