No. 38 Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth

{detailed description}The first of the lend-lease fighters supplied to the RAF from the USA, the Curtiss Tomahawk was something of a disappointment to the British when it arrived in Europe in late 1940. Lacking the high altitude performance of the Spitfire and Bf 109, the fighter was assigned the less-demanding army co-operation role in Europe, but overseas it was pressed into action as a frontline fighter through sheer expediency. Although the Desert Air Force squadrons flying it in North Africa enjoyed some success during the campaigns of 1941, the Tomahawk was often little more than cannon fodder for the vastly superior Bf 109F. The advent of the improved Kittyhawk in late 1941 went some way to redressing this imbalance, and pilots of the calibre of Caldwell, Gibbes, Edwards and Drake all achieved scores into double figures with the type. In New Guinea and the Solomons, Australian and New Zealand pilots also saw much action against the Japanese in 1942-43. In total, some 46 aces achieved five or more kills with the Tomahawk and Kittyhawk.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by Andrew Thomas
published by Osprey 2002 1st edn. 112pp profusely illustrated with black and white photos and colour profile drawings etc. index, appendices, 19x25 card covers
{condition}very slight edge wear otherwise fine
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