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Forsyth Robert - Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944 45 - Paperback
Forsyth Robert - Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944 45 - Paperback
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Description: An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II. In the summer of 1944, US Army Air Force (Usaaf) aircrews flying over the Third Reich reported observing small high - speed batlike aircraft flying close to their formations. The Luftwaffe's extraordinary Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket - powered interceptor was making its devastating debut with Jagdgeschwader (JG) 400. Capable of reaching high altitudes in the shortest possible time by using a volatile rocket fuel the Me 163 was the Luftwaffe's most impressive yet dangerous aircraft and the fastest in the world. Luftwaffe expert Robert Forsyth details the testing of the aircraft and its lethal SG 500, Fighter Fist weapons system as well as its deployment against the B 17s and B 24s of the Usaaf's Eighth Air Force and from late 1944, the Lancasters and Halifaxes of RAF Bomber Command. These duels started a deadly form of warfare with the bomber squadrons striking at Germany's synthetic oil refineries and jet airfields and the Me 163s of JG 400 trying to stop them using cutting - edge aeronautical technology. Using specially commissioned artwork original photographs and rare first - hand interviews with the pilots that fought the decisive dogfights this exciting book describes the pivotal encounters over Northern Europe.
Title: Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944 45
Author(s): Forsyth Robert, Jim (Illustrator) Laurier
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472861856
Pages: 80 Pages, Colour Artwork Plates And Maps; Black & White And Colour Photographs And Illustrations.
Publication Date: 4/23/2024
Series: Duel
Category: Aviation Skills / Piloting
Description: An illustrated account of the dramatic engagement between the Luftwaffe's Me 163 units and Allied bombers during the closing years of World War II. In the summer of 1944, US Army Air Force (Usaaf) aircrews flying over the Third Reich reported observing small high - speed batlike aircraft flying close to their formations. The Luftwaffe's extraordinary Messerschmitt Me 163 rocket - powered interceptor was making its devastating debut with Jagdgeschwader (JG) 400. Capable of reaching high altitudes in the shortest possible time by using a volatile rocket fuel the Me 163 was the Luftwaffe's most impressive yet dangerous aircraft and the fastest in the world. Luftwaffe expert Robert Forsyth details the testing of the aircraft and its lethal SG 500, Fighter Fist weapons system as well as its deployment against the B 17s and B 24s of the Usaaf's Eighth Air Force and from late 1944, the Lancasters and Halifaxes of RAF Bomber Command. These duels started a deadly form of warfare with the bomber squadrons striking at Germany's synthetic oil refineries and jet airfields and the Me 163s of JG 400 trying to stop them using cutting - edge aeronautical technology. Using specially commissioned artwork original photographs and rare first - hand interviews with the pilots that fought the decisive dogfights this exciting book describes the pivotal encounters over Northern Europe.
Title: Me 163 Vs Allied Heavy Bombers Northern Europe 1944 45
Author(s): Forsyth Robert, Jim (Illustrator) Laurier
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472861856
Pages: 80 Pages, Colour Artwork Plates And Maps; Black & White And Colour Photographs And Illustrations.
Publication Date: 4/23/2024
Series: Duel
Category: Aviation Skills / Piloting
