Andrew Thomas

Beaufighter Aces of World War 2 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Weal, John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472801715
• Artikelnr.: 40469271

Autorenporträt

Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's leading RAF researchers, having published numerous articles and books on the subject, as well as readily assisting other authors. Having joined the RAF to fly straight from school, he has maintained his enthusiastic interest in the history and development of his Service throughout his career. He has previously published six volumes on British and Commonwealth Aces in the renowned Osprey series.

Inhaltsangabe

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