Beaufighter Aces of World War 2 - Andrew Thomas

Beaufighter Aces of World War 2

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2005
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84176-846-5 (ISBN)
21,15 inkl. MwSt
Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the Luftwaffe's night 'Blitz' on Britain. Flown by specialised nightfighter squadrons - several of them elite pre-war Auxiliary Air Force units - it was the first nightfighter to be equipped with an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped, it combined the ability to 'see' the enemy at night with the devastating hitting power of four cannon and six machine guns. This book covers the exploits of the men who made ace in the Beaufighter and includes stunning original artwork together with first hand accounts of the action.

Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's pre-eminent RAF researchers, having published numerous squadron histories. He is presently a serving officer in the RAF. Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, John Weal's love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aircraft of the Aces volumes, and for the Combat Aircraft series, volumes 1: 'Junkers JU 87 Stukageschwader 1397-41' and 6: 'Junkers JU 87 Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean'.

UK-based nightfighter operations - the 'Blitz'; UK-based Coastal fighter ops; UK-based bomber support ops; Malta-based nightfighter ops 1941-2; Desert-based fighter ops; North African - ie Op Torch nightfighter ops; Mediterranean & Italian-based nightfighter & coastal fighter ops; USAAF nightfighter ops in North Africa and the Mediterranean; Indian-based nightfighter ops; Burma offensive fighter ops; RAAF ops in New Guinea & Dutch East Indies; Appendices

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.3.2005
Reihe/Serie Aircraft of the Aces
Illustrationen John Weal
Zusatzinfo 100 b/w; 80 col
Sprache englisch
Maße 184 x 248 mm
Gewicht 356 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-84176-846-4 / 1841768464
ISBN-13 978-1-84176-846-5 / 9781841768465
Zustand Neuware
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