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Summary: GREAT BOOK !
Review: Great book. I only think that, in the appendix (which are fantastic) the author should have shown also the number of ground kills by the aces.
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Summary: 8th AF Mustang "Aces"
Review: I read / research a fair amount of 8th Air Force History. I have often retrieved this book from the shelf for quick reference. This is a great book for an introduction into the Mustang and the men who flew them and became Aces. There are other books / biographies devoted to much more detail about the Pilots and the P-51 aircraft, but for a high level look and different variations this book gets my vote. If you're a modeler of the P-51 you will find this book useful for the different color schemes of the WWII fighter groups in the ETO.
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Summary: 8th AF Mustang "Aces"
Review: I read / research a fair amount of 8th Air Force History. I have often retrieved this book from the shelf for quick reference. This is a great book for an introduction into the Mustang and the men who flew them and became Aces. There are other books / biographies devoted to much more detail about the Pilots and the P-51 aircraft, but for a high level look and different variations this book gets my vote. If you're a modeler of the P-51 you will find this book useful for the different color schemes of the WWII fighter groups in the ETO.
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Summary: No substance.
Review: THis book is all about great pictures and great drawnings. But,a s for the text, forget about it... It has no substance, no deepeness, as Scutts tries to talk about every single Fighter Group in the Eighth Air Force, but can't talk effectively about none of them. Also, there are terrible mistakes in the book. I do not reccomend it, except for the photos.
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Summary: Reference made interesting...
Review: This book is more than a great reference work. It is, first and foremost, an interesting and easy reading history of the P-51 and the men that flew with the Mighty 8th in World War 2 Europe. Black and white photographs combine with the text to tell the story in a breif but thorough manner. In addition, there are (60) color aircraft profile plates, and (6) color plates of airmen in period uniform. Appendices include operational debut dates of all groups in the eighth, and a group-by-group listing of the top aces. Also included are technical drawings of four mustang variants in 1/72nd scale. An excellent modelling and technical reference, well worth reading.
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Summary: GOOD START FOR THIS SERIES
Review: This series began well with this book by Jerry Scutts. It is really difficult to cover in one short volume all the aces that flew P-51 with the Eight air Force in WW II, and Scutts tried to give the reader a general view of their tasks and accomplishments. THe appendix at the end is very valuable. Good work.
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