Книга Yellow Series No.6109: Lockheed P-38 J-L Lightning Yellow Series No.6109: Lockheed P-38 J-L Lightning Книги Вооружение Автор: Robert Peczkowski Год издания: 2003 Формат: pdf Издат.:Mushroom Model Publications Страниц: 114 Размер: 16.91 ISBN: 8391717828 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:Lockheed's first military aircraft to go into production - the 'fork-tailed devil', twin engined Lightning - was also one of the most famous and effective American fighters of World War Two. Between 1940 and 1945, over 10,000 powerful and versatile P-38 Lightnings were built. This book documents the history of the J to L variants of the plane, from 1943 to 1944 - the most effective and widely used of the entire Lightning family. This was the aircraft that author and aviation legend Antoine de St Exupery was flying when he disappeared. Rarely documented aspect of World War Two aviation history.Superb colour illustrations of camouflage and markings, walk-around colour photographs and rare b+w archive photographs. Essential reading for aviation enthusiasts & scale aero-modellers.