Product Description: The Curtiss P-36 was considered a revolution in performance design in comparison to other US fighters. Flown by the French, captured by the Germans, sold to the Finns, transferred to India and Africa, and even incorporated into the RAF, the Hawk 75 saw service in every theatre of operations and in a variety of combat environments.
Binding: Paperback Brand: Team Orion Dewey Decimal Number: 940.544 EAN: 9781846034091 ISBN: 1846034094 Item Dimensions:100 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing MPN: ACE086 Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: February 17, 2009 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: February 17, 2009 Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Better than I would have thought
The P-36 was the aircraft that preceded the more famous P-40. What I liked about this book is it gave a fair write up of the aircraft. Also, it gave some very good information about the follow up P-40, such as that aircraft weighed a full 3/4 ton heavier than the initial P-36. I always knew the P-40 was a dog in combat, its speed sort of kept it out of trouble. The P-36 was generally nimble enough to avoid the worst of the fray.
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