The last, fourth part of a monograph on P-47 Thunderbolt discusses its combat use as fighter-bomber in Western Europe during the last few months of WW2. The air battles over Southern Europe in 1944-1945 are also thoroughly described.
Another chapter is devoted to Thunderbolt’s service in the RAF, the Free French AF, the Brazilian AF, the Mexican AF and the Chinese AF together with other foreign operators. The author uncovers the fates of particular fighter units as well as individual pilots who fought in them. The book includes technical data and lists of units operating the P-47.
Free 1:48 and 1:72 decals for 3 schemes:
P-47D-30-RA (s/n 44-33721) of Escuadron Aereo de Pelea 201, July 1945.
P-47D-30-RE of the Columbian Air Force.
P-47D-40-RA (s/n 45-49506) of Grupo de Aviacion 11, Chile.
About the Series
Monographs focuses on an individual type of aircraft. Each monograph contains descriptions of the aircraft’s origin, its variants and combat history. Each volume includes several hundred archive photographs, technical scale drawings and colour profile artwork. Each book also has free extras for modellers, with decals and masking foil.
- ISBN10 8360445133
- ISBN13 9788360445136
- Publish Date 5 January 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country PL
- Imprint Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
- Format Paperback
- Pages 108
- Language English