Combat Biplanes Of World War Ii
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Author |
: Peter C. Smith |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2015-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473874251 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473874254 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Combat Biplanes of World War II by : Peter C. Smith
The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of the world had moved on to monoplane aircraft for their front-line battle forces, both in bomber and fighter capacities. Yet despite this, many biplanes did still survive, both in front-line service and in numerous subsidiary roles, and not just as training machines but as fully operational warplanes. Thus in 1939 the majority of major European powers still retained some, albeit few, biplane aircraft. Sadly, and as an indictment of failed British Government defence policies, it was Great Britain who still had the bulk of such obsolescent combat aircraft, machines like the Gladiator, Swordfish, Walrus, Vildebeeste and Audax for example, while the inferior Albacore, meant to replace the Swordfish, was still yet to enter service!Germany had relegated most of her biplane designs to secondary roles, but they still managed to conduct missions in which biplanes like the He.50, He.51 and Hs.120 excelled. Both France and Italy had biplanes in active service, Mussolini's Regia Aeronautica attaching great importance to the type as a fighter aircraft as late as 1941, while the Soviet Union also retained some machines like the Po-2 in front-line service right through the war and beyond. In addition, a whole range of smaller nations utilised biplanes built for larger combatants in their own air forces. By the time Japan and the United States entered the war two years later, they had mainly rid themselves of biplanes but, even here, a few specialised types lingered on. This book describes a selection of these gallant old warriors of all nations. They represent the author's own personal selection from a surprisingly large range of aircraft that, despite all predictions, fought hard and well in World War II.
Author |
: Enzo Angelucci |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8880956884 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788880956884 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft by : Enzo Angelucci
This is a large format A-Z encyclopedia of every Allied and Axis fighting plane from 1933-1945 - from the famous to the lesser known - in all theatres of war from Europe to Asia and the Pacific.
Author |
: Bill Gunston |
Publisher |
: Bookthrift Company |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: 089673000X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780896730007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Synopsis The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II by : Bill Gunston
Contains more than seven hundred illustrations of military aircraft of World War II used by both Allied and Axis Countries, together with capsule specifications and history
Author |
: Robin D. S. Higham |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0811731243 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780811731249 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II by : Robin D. S. Higham
Presents a collection of illustrated photographs and narratives that describes the U.S. combat aircraft of World War Two written by the former aviators who flew those missions.
Author |
: Robin Higham |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 2004-02-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780811746083 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0811746089 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flying American Combat Aircraft of World War II by : Robin Higham
Riveting, first-person accounts that put the reader in the cockpit. Dozens of photographs of the planes and the pilots that flew and fought in the skies from Tokyo to Berlin. Find out what it was like to fly some of the all-time classic aircraft of World War II, including the P-51 Mustang, B-17 Flying Fortress, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, P-40 Kittyhawk, and many more!
Author |
: Alan L. Griggs |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 2015-01-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476616186 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476616183 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Flying Flak Alley by : Alan L. Griggs
Air warfare was a decisive component of World War II, especially in western Europe and over Japan, where Allied bombers damaged 66 of the country's largest cities. The guts and glory of the bomber crews came, however, with a high casualty rate which had only improved marginally by the war's end. Descriptions of the bombers' harrowing missions told from the firsthand perspective of their pilots, navigators, bombardiers and gunners create the immediacy of a single person's experience during one of America's most daring military expeditions. A short biography of each veteran accompanies these tales of typical and not-so-typical missions.
Author |
: Glenn B. Bavousett |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 144 |
Release |
: 1978-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0668038241 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780668038249 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis World War II Aircraft in Combat by : Glenn B. Bavousett
Author |
: Enzo Angelucci |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 414 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8880954458 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788880954453 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft by : Enzo Angelucci
Author |
: Eric Brown |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105038498023 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Duels in the Sky by : Eric Brown
Author |
: Peter C. Smith |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 402 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780811734547 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0811734544 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dive Bomber! by : Peter C. Smith
Details on planes like the German Stuka, the American Dauntless, the Japanese Aichi D3A1 "Val," the Soviet PE-2, and numerous others Riveting accounts of aerial combat Includes maps, diagrams, tables, and photos For many, it is a dive bomber that conjures the most dramatic, quintessential image of World War II: a screaming German Stuka hurtling toward the ground as part of the frightening blitzkrieg that opened the war. In this illustrated history of Allied and Axis dive bombers, Peter C. Smith traces these formidable aircraft from the earliest experiment, through the planes' first operation, to their emergence as devastatingly effective tools of aerial warfare in World War II.