Pacific Profiles Volume 12 : Allied Fighters: P-51 & F-6 Mustang series New Guinea and the Philippines 1944-1945

The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles of Allied and Japanese aircraft which served throughout the South and Southwest Pacific theatres.

This Volume 12 covers the P-51 and F-6 Mustang series which served in New Guinea, the Philippines and then the Japanese islands, serving with a total of ten USAAF Fifth Air Force fighter and reconnaissance squadrons, and also with New Guinea’s Combat Replacement Training Centre.

The book includes a final chapter of post-war transition markings for the three years until 1948.   Most profiles are presented for the first time, alongside markings derivations, including squadron heraldry and codes.

Until now there has been a paucity of markings material about Fifth Air Force Mustang units, especially the tactical reconnaissance and air commando squadrons.

Each profile is supported by photos and/or documentation, along with a brief history of each aircraft.

Wide-ranging primary reference material is cited including assignment data, squadron records, colour photography, maintenance logs, diaries and factory specifications.

A brief history of each unit and the rationale of its associated markings accompanies the text.  The author is world-renowned for his expertise on the Pacific air war.

Never before has the USAAF Fifth Air Force Mustang and its colourful markings been illustrated with such breadth, accuracy and detail.