Bøker av Carl Molesworth

An improved version of the Allison V-1710 engine gave rise to the Curtiss H-87, which began life in 1941 as the P-40D and featured a completely redesigned fuselage. The shorter and deeper nose of the new fighter gave it a decidedly snub-nosed appearance compared to the earlier P-40 models. This title deals with this engine.

This volume covers P-40 Warhawks fighting in the Pacific from the first defence of Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941 to the Marshall Islands in March 1944. It looks at all of the Warhawk aces including "aces-in-a-day" Mel Wheadon and Joe Lesika.

With the threat of war in Europe growing by the day, the US Army Air Corps brass wanted a modern fighter that would combine the sterling handling qualities of the P-36 with a boost in performance that would make it competitive with the new types emerging in Germany and England, and the generals wanted the new plane immediately.

Organized in January 1941, just as the United States was building up military forces for its inevitable entry into World War II, the 57th Fighter Group was the first USAAF fighter unit to go into action in North Africa. It went on to establish a number of other "firsts" during its illustrious combat history in this theater. Flying P-40 Warhawks, the pilots of the 57th entered combat in August 1942 and fought throughout the final Allied advance from El Alamein through the Axis surrender in Tunisia, the capture of Sicily and the invasion of Italy. Converting to the P-47D Thunderbolt in late 1943, the 57th continued pounding the retreating Axis forces in Italy until the end of the war in Europe. The 57th Fighter Group produced a number of aces during the war, and was also recognized for its pioneering achievements in the fighter-bomber role.

Famous for the fearsome sharksmouths that adorned their planes, the 23rd FG fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese, steadily moving pilots and aircraft from one remote air base in China to another to keep the enemy off balance. By the end of the war its pilots had compiled a score of 594 aerial victories and nearly 400 ground kills.

Tells the story of the brave men of the Tokyo Club and their efforts to defeat the aerial forces defending Japan.

The remarkable tale of how, flying outmoded and outclassed machines, P-40 pilots managed to hold their own against technically superior and battle-seasoned German pilots during World War II.

"P-40 Warhawk Vs. Bf 109: Mto 1941-43".

An examination of the experiences of the elite pilots of the AAF's Tenth and Fourteenth Air Forces in the "forgotten" China-Burma-India theatre during World War II. It outlines the exploits of the aces, including biographies and listings. There are 1/72-scale drawings and archival photographs.