P-51B/C Mustang : Northwest Europe 1943-44 /: Northwest Europe 1943-44. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Chris Bucholtz ; illustrated by Gareth Hector, Jim Laurier.
• Authors: Bucholtz, Chris
• Other Names: Hector, Gareth illustrator.; Laurier, Jim illustrator.
• Contents: Chapter 1In BattleThe story of the Medal of Honor-earning mission of Col James Howard on 11 January 1944, in which he defended bombers single-handedly for 30 minutes and scored three victories, plus a probable. Chapter 2Setting the SceneThe development of the Merlin/Mustang combination, manufacturing, the P-51B/C's introduction into combat and the transition of existing USAAF fighter units from the P-47 to the Mustang. Chapter 3Path to CombatThe careers of two Mustang pilots – Kelly Gross of the 354th FG, who went five months without a victory (but later became an ace) and named his plane 'Live Bait!' after the instructions given to him by his commanding officer, and William Whisner of the 352nd FG, who destroyed six of his eventual 16.4 German aircraft in a P-51B christened 'Princess Elizabeth' after he met the future monarch. Chapter 4 Weapon of warA brief technical appraisal of the P-51B/C, detailing its development and the weaponry it employed, including issues that needed to be resolved with its 0.50-calibre guns and fuselage tank, and performance differences between the P-51B/C and the later P-51D/K. Chapter 5 Art of WarExamination of the various co-operative tactics employed for dealing with Bf 109 and Fw 190 escorts, Werfer-Granate 21-firing Bf 110s, Do 217s and Ju 88s, and Sturmbocke bomber-destroyer Fw 190s; 'zoom-and-boom' energy attacks; and tactics for maintaining formation discipline when opposing high-speed diving attacks by German fighters. Chapter 6 CombatIn this chapter, Mustang pilots discuss combat against the Bf 109, Fw 190 and bomber-destroyer types, as well as the declining quality of their opposition from 'Big Week' through to D-Day.AftermathAppendicesAcknowledgmentsSelected SourcesIndex.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 623.74642; Mustang (Fighter plane) -- History; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France, Northern
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472850034; 9781472850027
• Related ISBNs: 9781472850041
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