22-04-2008, 12:43 AM
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You're Top Poster: #2   | The best link I've found detailing some history: Hasegawa 1/32 Ki-84 'Hayate' by Tom Cleaver I don't think I've read about encounters with Franks. The last book I read that would have any chance of that was Silently into the Midst of Things by Atholl Sutherland-Brown, 177 Sqn's history - there was reference to fighter interceptions but can't remember what they were (but all of the action was over Burma not China where the Franks were reportedly based). It would be interesting to look into USAAF 14th AF reports as Franks reportedly flew rings around them. I guess they mean the P-38s and P-51s.
__________________ http://www.454-459squadrons.org.au/. http://www.awm.gov.au/index.asp  Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM. Last edited by Antipodean Andy; 22-04-2008 at 12:49 AM. |
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10-07-2008, 08:20 AM
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A good book on the air war in the Pacific, with significant technical data on airplane types involved and some performance comparisons, is Eric Bergerud's Fire in the Sky. Lots of anecdotal stuff..quotes from pilots and aircrew involved. Great book. Great overall discussion of all aspects of war, including strategy, tactics, geography and its influences on the fighting,men, and machines. Kind of "holistic" view of the war. I have seen used copies online for very good prices. | |
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