{"product_id":"american-fighter-aircraft-world-war-ii","title":"American Fighter Aircraft World War Ii By Ward, Edward","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Fighter Aircraft of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed guide to all the fighter aircraft types deployed by the USAAF and US Navy from 1941 to 1945.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Organized chronologically, this book includes all-time greats, such as the highly-adaptable P-51 Mustang bomber escort, the carrier-based F6F Hellcat—which outperformed the legendary Japanese A6M Zero fighter—and the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, with its distinctive twin-boom design; as well as lesser-known types, such as the Boeing P-26 Peashooter, the high-altitude Republic P-43 Lancer, and the Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the USAAF’s only operational jet fighter during the war. The entries are accompanied by exhaustive captions and specifications. The guide is illustrated with profile artworks and three-views, as well as two-page dynamic artworks of some of the more famous aircraft in service, such as the P-40 Warhawk ground-attack variant, the twin-engine P-61 Black Widow night-fighter, and the robust P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57574619119998,"sku":"NW9781838863265","price":15.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781838863265.jpg?v=1783161796","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/american-fighter-aircraft-world-war-ii","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}