This up-to-date volume straps the reader into the cockpit of the P-51B/C as the Mustang-equipped fighter groups of the â Mighty Eighthâ Air Force attempt to defend massed heavy bomber formations from deadly Luftwaffe fighters charged with defending the Third Reich.
This up-to-date volume straps the reader into the cockpit of the P-51B/C as the Mustang-equipped fighter groups of the â Mighty Eighthâ Air Force attempt to defend massed heavy bomber formations from deadly Luftwaffe fighters charged with defending the Third Reich.
Chris Bucholtz embarked on a writing career after a six-year stint in the US Navy. His books include bestselling titles for Osprey's AEU and ACE series. An avid scale modeller, he runs his own scale model detail parts company, Obscureco. Chris, a California native, lives with his wife Elizabeth and his daughter Amelia in Alameda. The illustrators for this volume are Gareth Hector (cover and battlescene), Jim Laurier (armament views) and Tim Brown (ribbon diagrams).
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1 In Battle The 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 2 Setting the Scene The 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 3 Path to Combat The 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 war A 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 War Examination 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 Combat In 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. Aftermath Appendices Acknowledgments Selected Sources Index
Chapter 1 In Battle The 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 2 Setting the Scene The 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 3 Path to Combat The 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 war A 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 War Examination 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 Combat In 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. Aftermath Appendices Acknowledgments Selected Sources Index
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