P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific

P-40 Warhawk Aces of the Pacific

Aircraft of the Aces - Vol 55 - Paperback - 96 pages

The first USAAF fighters to engage the Japanese in World War 2, a handful of P-40s rose to defend Pearl Harbor from attack on the morning of 7 December 1941. Warhawk units were also heavily involved in the ill-fated fight to stem invading Japanese forces in the Philippines and Java between December 1941 and April 1942 and again in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands between January 1943 and March 1944. This book examines The Warhawk’s wartime exploits and all of its aces including 'aces-in-a-day’ Mel Wheadon and Joe Lesika.

Contents

Opening Shots (December 1941-April 1942)

Turning the Tide (1943-44)

Forgotten Aleutians

Highlights and Appendices

Author: Carl Molesworth

Illustrator: Jim Laurier