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by: Jerry Scutts
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781855324473
ISBN: 1855324474
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 100
Publication Date: October 17, 1994
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: October 17, 1994
Sales Rank: 93948
Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Product Description:
Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF’s Eighth Air Force from late 1943 until VE Day, and was the mount of most aces in-theatre. Charged with the responsibility of escorting huge formations of B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers on daylight raids deep into Germany, the P-51 pilots of the various fighter groups within the ’Mighty Eighth’ went head to head with the cream of the Luftwaffe’s fighter squadrons for control of the skies over the Third Reich. Aircraft of the Aces 1, 19 and 24 are also available in a single volume as ‘Aces of the Mighty Eighth’.
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Rating:  - No substance.
THis book is all about great pictures and great drawnings. But,a s for the text, forget about it... It has no substance, no deepeness, as Scutts tries to talk about every single Fighter Group in the Eighth Air Force, but can't talk effectively about none of them. Also, there are terrible mistakes in the book. I do not reccomend it, except for the photos.
Rating:  - 8th AF Mustang "Aces"
I read / research a fair amount of 8th Air Force History. I have often retrieved this book from the shelf for quick reference. This is a great book for an introduction into the Mustang and the men who flew them and became Aces. There are other books / biographies devoted to much more detail about the Pilots and the P-51 aircraft, but for a high level look and different variations this book gets my vote.
If you're a modeler of the P-51 you will find this book useful for the different ... Read More
Rating: - GOOD START FOR THIS SERIES
This series began well with this book by Jerry Scutts. It is really difficult to cover in one short volume all the aces that flew P-51 with the Eight air Force in WW II, and Scutts tried to give the reader a general view of their tasks and accomplishments. THe appendix at the end is very valuable. Good work.
Rating: - GREAT BOOK !
Great book. I only think that, in the appendix (which are fantastic) the author should have shown also the number of ground kills by the aces.
Rating: - Reference made interesting...
This book is more than a great reference work. It is, first and foremost, an interesting and easy reading history of the P-51 and the men that flew with the Mighty 8th in World War 2 Europe. Black and white photographs combine with the text to tell the story in a breif but thorough manner. In addition, there are (60) color aircraft profile plates, and (6) color plates of airmen in period uniform. Appendices include operational debut dates of all groups in the eighth, and a group-by-group listing of the ... Read More
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