This publication covers the history and development of the big, safe and lethal radial-engined ”Jug”, the type that formed the backbone of the USAF fighter squadrons, fighting from 1942 until the Mustang came in the late 1944 to lend hand in the closing phases of the WWII. The PR hype and almost scandalous circumstances of its birth are covered in detail, while the technical side gets its thorough work-out too. All versions and modifications are covered in multi-page spreads of detailed drawings and colour. As a special eye-opener the section describing the heretofore unknown operational history of the Lend-Lease ”Sandyerbolty” in Soviet service is added.
Soft-bound, 78 pages + cover, size 285 x 205 mm, 81 b/w photos, 8 pages of 1:72 detailed multi-view scale drawings. Many line drawings of various details, 32 colour profiles and schemes and a page of P-47D cockpit interior in colour; interior artwork based on manuals and photos.
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