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Deemed unsuitable for the Channel Front, lend-lease Tomahawks and kittyhawks instead became the staple fighter of the Desert Air Force in 1941-42, flying with RAF, South African and Australian squadrons in North Africa and the Middle East. Although usually outclassed by the Bf 109, a number of pilots enjoyed some success during the desert campaign - men like Caldwell, Gibbes, Edwards and Drake, all of whom accrued double figure scores, In the Far East, Australian and New Zealand pilots also saw much action against the Japanese in 1942/43, flying over the jungles of New Guinea in defence of the Australian mainland.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Warfare & defence Weapons & equipment

• Full title: Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth
• Author: Tony Holmes
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9781841760834
• ISBN: 1841760838
• ID: 04254439
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 348 g
• Dimensions: 248 × 185 × 8 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. November 2002

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