German Nightfighter Aces by Scutts, Jerry

German Nightfighter Aces (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781855326965)

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German Nightfighter Aces by Scutts, Jerry

German Nightfighter Aces

$25.00
German Nightfighter Aces by Scutts, Jerry

German Nightfighter Aces

$25.00
Format: Paperback
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When the Luftwaffe entered World War 2, its nightfighter force was virtually nonexistent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann G ring, who boasted that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid-1940 his folly was evident; the first night fighter wing was hastily formed with Bf 110s. Initially capable of detecting targets by visual acquisition only, the force greatly improved its effectiveness with the creation of the 'Giant W rzburg' radar chain. By the end of 1942, the night fighter force controlled some 389 fighters and had destroyed 1,291 RAF bombers in that year alone. Complete with first-hand accounts and detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles the many variations of night fighters, and the men who made ace flying them.

Author: Jerry Scutts
ISBN-10: 1855326965
ISBN-13: 9781855326965
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 06/05/1998
Pages: 100
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.74h x 7.26w x 0.32d
By Jerry Scutts
By Jerry Scutts
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Jerry Scutts has worked in the field of aviation publishing since the late 1960s, writing over 40 books that have covered a broad spectrum of subject matter ranging from US Navy floatplane fighters in World War 2 to the exploits of the USAF_s Phantom IIs over Vietnam. His specialist areas are the Luftwaffe and the US Army Air Forces in World War 2, and he originally appeared on the Osprey list as long ago as 1977, when he wrote the second volume in the now much sought after Air Cam Air War series -- many of the jacket illustrations in this series were also painted by him. Jerry has been a regular contributor to Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series since its inception in 1994.

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