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Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific • 1943-1945
Terry M. Mays
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Description for Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific • 1943-1945
Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages, over 300 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1490. 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific,1943-1945. 239 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSPS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Dimension: 288 x 227 x 26. Weight: 1490.
Aerial night fighting against the Japanese in World War II demanded the merger of a special type of pilot and plane. This is the story of those pilots who risked their lives night after night flying P-38 Lightnings, P-70 Nighthawks, and P-61 Black Widows – America’s first purposely designed night fighter – for the 13th Air Force in the South and Southwest Pacific between 1943 and 1945. Night fighting included aerial intercepts of Japanese aircraft as well as raids against Japanese installations. This book provides detailed accounts of all these missions including the first solo night fighter raid over the ... Read more
Aerial night fighting against the Japanese in World War II demanded the merger of a special type of pilot and plane. This is the story of those pilots who risked their lives night after night flying P-38 Lightnings, P-70 Nighthawks, and P-61 Black Widows – America’s first purposely designed night fighter – for the 13th Air Force in the South and Southwest Pacific between 1943 and 1945. Night fighting included aerial intercepts of Japanese aircraft as well as raids against Japanese installations. This book provides detailed accounts of all these missions including the first solo night fighter raid over the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
239
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764333446
SKU
V9780764333446
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About Terry M. Mays
Terry M. Mays is a professor at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He is the author of twelve books including Night Hawks and Black Widows: 13th Air Force Night Fighters in the South and Southwest Pacific, 1943-1945.
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