A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers.

Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defence of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including the Bf 110G, Me 210 and the Me 410, they fought their desperate battles against the numerous machine guns of B-17s and Lancasters.

This book also covers the 'jet aces' that flew the Me 262 jet-powered interceptors in the closing days of the war to wage a desperate last-ditch fight against the endless Allied bomber fleets.

Les mer
"Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942-45".

Head-On
Cornered Wolf
'Big Week' and Berlin
Bloody April
'Stovepipes' and Destroyers
All-out Defence
Stormbirds
Appendices

A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849084383
Publisert
2011-11-20
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
244 mm
Bredde
180 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
96

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biografisk notat

Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher, specializing in military aviation and military history. He is the author of over 25 titles for Osprey Publishing on the aircraft, units and operations of the Luftwaffe. He has written articles for several specialist journals and is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.