Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces of the Pacific and CBI
Contributors: Tom Tullis (Illustrator)
Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 26
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781855327801
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; European history: Second World War; History of specific subjects; Weapons & equipment; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military - Aviation; History - Military / War; Military; Europe; Pacific Ocean; USA; Military - World War II; History / Military / Aviation
First sentence: As briefly mentioned in the introduction to this book, Republic's P-47 Thunderbolt never won easy acceptance into combat in the Southwest Pacific theatre due to the spirited opposition provided by the primary Japanese Army and Navy fighters of the day, namely the Nakajima Ki-43 'Oscar' and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero.