September New Release - Allison Engined P-51 Mustang

Title: Allison-Engined P-51 Mustang

             

Series: Air Vanguard (AVG01)

                  

Author/s: Martyn Chorlton

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781780961514

Format:  Paperback, 64 pages

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Aust. Release Date: Sept 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

While the introduction of the Merlin engine did improve the Mustang's performance and produce the bubble-canopied fighters with which we associate the name, credit must be given to the Allison-engined variants that preceded it. From its inception in early 1940, the Mustang's development was extraordinarily rapid - such was the need for a fighter at the time, and the confidence in its design. By early January 1942, the Mustang was in service with the RAF, flying low-level armed reconnaissance operations over Northern France. Despite later Merlin variants arriving in-theatre, this remained a hunting ground for the Allison Mustangs through to D-Day and beyond - a remarkable service length. In American hands the Allison-engined Mustangs performed as dive-bombers and fighters, serving with distinction in North Africa and the Far East.