Synopses & Reviews
This new, illustrated series examines the history of the pilots, units, and aircraft that formed the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the U.S. 8th Air Force's VIII Fighter Command, and the 9th Air Force in the European Theatre of Operations. Written by recognized authorities on Allied airpower during the Second World War, each book contains a detailed narrative accompanied by hundreds of rare photographs, beautiful color profiles, detailed nose art, scrap views, and unit emblems.
Synopsis
An essential reference guide to the P-47 Thunderbolts of the Eighth Air Force, profiling their service from the summer of 1942 to beyond D-Day. Details the progression of P-47 camouflage and markings, including photograph galleries of key Fighter Groups. Contains information on the bubble-top canopy Superbolts, plus biographies of the aces and combat reports.
Synopsis
Reference guide to the P-47's service with the 'Mighty Eighth' from the summer of 1942 to beyond D-Day. Also includes a camouflage and markings overview and biographies of Thunderbolt aces..