Air Battles, No. 17

Thunderbolts of the U.S. 8th Army Air Force: March 1944 - May 1945

Szlagor Tomasz

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The P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was one of the main United States Army Air Forces fighters of World War II, and served with other Allied air forces. The P-47 was very effective in air combat but proved especially adept at ground attack.

Richly illustrated with contemporary photographs and colour profiles as well as maps, Thunderbolts Of The U.S. 8th Army Air Force describes the use of P-47 Thunderbolt fighters in many air operations over Europe between March 1944 and May 1945.

Air Battles is a series of books focusing on World War II air battles of specific aircraft and units. Each volume contains information on the planes involved, lists of scores, pilot reports and portraits, colour profile artwork and maps.

Reviews

"Richly illustrated with contemporary photographs and colour profiles as well as maps..." – Scale Aircraft Modelling

"Broken down into weeks and then individual days when noteworthy action took place, the text guides the reader through the steady increase in attack missions prior to and immediately after D-Day" – Airfix Model World/Air Forces Monthly

"Both modellers and those interested in the history of the period will find plenty of interesting stories and illustrations of Thunderbolt operations from the closing months of WWII in Europe" – Military in Scale

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