Allied Jet Killers Of World War 2

Author : Stephen Chapis,Andrew Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472823502

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Allied Jet Killers of World War 2 by Stephen Chapis,Andrew Thomas Pdf

Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets – principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter – from the autumn of 1944. Stunned by the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers attacking targets across the Reich. A number of high-scoring aces from the Eighth Air Force (Drew, Glover, Meyer, Norley and Yeager, to name but a few) succeeded in claiming Me 262s, Me 163 and Ar 234s during the final months of the campaign, as did RAF aces like Tony Gaze and 'Foob' Fairbanks. The exploits of both famous and little-known pilots will be chronicled in this volume, detailing how they pushed their P-47s, P-51s, Spitfires and Tempests to the limits of their performance in order to down the Luftwaffe's 'wonder weapons'.

Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472854247

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The Mighty Eighth by Donald Nijboer Pdf

The perfect companion to Masters of the Air on Apple TV+, this is a superbly illustrated examination of the aircraft, pilots, crews and operations of the US Eighth Air Force. The US Eighth Air Force-known as the “Mighty Eighth”-was a combat air force activated in Georgia, USA on January 28, 1942. Its bomber command soon moved to Northern Europe to conduct strategic bombing missions, seeking to destroy Germany's ability to wage war. Among the major operations it participated in were “Big Week” in February 1944; the D-Day landings in June 1944; and the defeat of the Luftwaffe and destruction of German industry. Eighth Air Force was the largest of the deployed combat Army Air Forces in numbers of personnel, aircraft, and equipment. At peak strength, Eighth Air Force had 40 heavy bomber groups, 15 fighter groups, and four specialized support groups. This work provides a superbly illustrated and fully comprehensive exploration of the Mighty Eighth's bomber and fighter planes, its incredibly brave pilots and crew, and its daring and dramatic operations. It also explores the careers of key personalities associated with the Mighty Eighth, such as Earle Partridge, James Doolittle, and William Kepner. Packed with hundreds of color aircraft profiles, battlescene artworks, and period photographs, The Mighty Eighth provides a truly comprehensive look at the illustrious history of the US Eighth Air Force.

Author : Stephen Chapis,Andrew Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472823533

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Allied Jet Killers of World War 2 by Stephen Chapis,Andrew Thomas Pdf

Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets – principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter – from the autumn of 1944. Stunned by the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers attacking targets across the Reich. A number of high-scoring aces from the Eighth Air Force (Drew, Glover, Meyer, Norley and Yeager, to name but a few) succeeded in claiming Me 262s, Me 163 and Ar 234s during the final months of the campaign, as did RAF aces like Tony Gaze and 'Foob' Fairbanks. The exploits of both famous and little-known pilots will be chronicled in this volume, detailing how they pushed their P-47s, P-51s, Spitfires and Tempests to the limits of their performance in order to down the Luftwaffe's 'wonder weapons'.

Author : Robert Forsyth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472850539

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Me 262 by Robert Forsyth Pdf

Using rare first-hand accounts from Me 262 pilots, Robert Forsyth examines what it was like to fly the world's most advanced interceptor in the deadly skies over Germany in 1944–45. Right from its operational debut in the summer of 1944, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm Mk 108 nose-mounted cannon, and a Jumo 004 jet engine. The problem the Luftwaffe faced, however, was one of numbers. Towards the end of the war, availability of machines and trained pilots was scarce, and it is only thanks to the exploits of a handful of veteran Jagdwaffe aces such as Adolf Galland, Walter Krupinski and Johannes Steinhoff, that the aircraft made a significant impact on the air war and was the source of considerable concern to the Allies. Filled with specially commissioned artwork including action-packed ribbon diagrams, battlescenes, armament views and maps, Robert Forsyth offers the definitive technical and historical guide to the state-of-the-art Me 262, using rare photographs and pilots' first-hand accounts.

Author : Steve Richardson,Peggy Mason
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472853004

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McDonnell XP-67 "Moonbat" by Steve Richardson,Peggy Mason Pdf

Packed with never-before-seen photos, plans and meticulous new digital artwork, this is the first history of the USAAF's futuristic World War II prototype interceptor, the XP-67 "Moonbat". The series of X-planes that sprang from the US Army's Request for Data R40C, focused on high-altitude, high-speed, long-range bomber interceptors. Among these aircraft was the McDonnell Aircraft Company's first ever clean sheet design, the XP67. Its futuristic lines promised performance that it was ultimately unable to deliver, but development was still underway when disaster struck. Just before Army performance demonstration flights were scheduled to begin, an engine fire destroyed the only XP-67 prototype, leaving a host of unanswered questions about what might have been, and leading to decades of continuing fascination with the XP-67 among aviation buffs and aircraft modelers. The authors of this book have uncovered new sources of information and a wealth of photographs and line drawings that document not just the XP-67 but also its immediate precursors within the McDonnell Aircraft design community, as well as alternative configurations for unbuilt variants aimed at different missions. Packed with unpublished photos of all stages of construction including key airframe changes made after initial flight tests, showing in detail how the final configuration was evolved, this volume finally provides clear focus on a story that has long been shrouded in mystery.

Author : Robert Forsyth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472829566

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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang by Robert Forsyth Pdf

Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannons. However, in the P-51, fitted with the Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin engine and drop tanks, the USAAF finally had a fighter that had the 'legs' to escort its heavy bombers deep into Reich airspace and back. If flown to its strengths, the P-51 was more than capable of taking on the feared Me 262 on an equal footing, despite the differences in power and top speed. Indeed, the Mustang proved to be the Luftwaffe fighter arm's nemesis. When the P-51D sortied over Germany from the summer of 1944 onwards, it shredded through the ill-trained and depleted Gruppen of the Luftwaffe's defence wings. This book examines the two fighters in detail, exploring their history and development and containing accurate descriptions of the combats between the P-51 Mustang and the Me 262 in what were some of the most bitter and large-scale aerial actions fought over Europe in 1944–45.

Author : Jeffrey L. Ethell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fighter planes
ISBN : 185310406X

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World War II Fighting Jets by Jeffrey L. Ethell Pdf

Author : Robert F. Dorr
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610588478

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Fighting Hitler's Jets by Robert F. Dorr Pdf

Fighting Hitler's Jets brings together in a single, character-driven narrative two groups of men at war: on one side, American fighter pilots and others who battled the secret “wonder weapons” with which Adolf Hitler hoped to turn the tide; on the other, the German scientists, engineers, and pilots who created and used these machines of war on the cutting edge of technology. Written by Robert F. Dorr, renowned author of Zenith Press titles Hell Hawks!, Mission to Berlin, and Mission to Tokyo, the story begins with a display of high-tech secret weapons arranged for Hitler at a time when Germany still had prospects of winning the war. It concludes with Berlin in rubble and the Allies seeking German technology in order to jumpstart their own jet-powered aviation programs. Along the way, Dorr expertly describes the battles in the sky over the Third Reich that made it possible for the Allies to mount the D-Day invasion and advance toward Berlin. Finally, the book addresses both facts and speculation about German weaponry and leaders, including conspiracy theorists’ view that Hitler escaped in a secret aircraft at the war’s end. Where history and controversy collide with riveting narrative, Fighting Hitler’s Jets furthers a repertoire that comprises some of the United States’ most exceptional military writing.

Author : Hugh Morgan,John Weal
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1855326345

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German Jet Aces of World War 2 by Hugh Morgan,John Weal Pdf

The Third Reich's last ditch efforts to sweep the massed Allied bomber formations from the skies of Germany centred around the new crop of jet 'wonder weapons' that were issued to the Jagdwaffe from mid-1944 onwards. Far in advance of anything the Allies had even in the experimental phase, types like the Me 262, He 162, Me 163 and the Ar 234 could perform their combat sorties with relative impunity. However, paucity in numbers and unreliable jet engines eventually cancelled out any technological edge that these aircraft offered.

Author : Jim Laurier
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760349526

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Fighter! by Jim Laurier Pdf

Hear the daring tales of the pilots who flew the top World War II fighter planes, as well as their perspective on the design and weaponry.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : Castle Books, Incorporated
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0785814779

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Warplanes of World War II by Robert Jackson Pdf

Author : Jay A. Stout
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811706599

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The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe by Jay A. Stout Pdf

Dramatic story of World War II in the air How the U.S. built an air force of 2.3 million men after starting with 45,000 and defeated the world's best air force Vivid accounts of aerial combat Winner, 2011 San Diego Book Awards for Military & Politics In order to defeat Germany in World War II, the Allies needed to destroy the Third Reich's industry and invade its territory, but before they could effectively do either, they had to defeat the Luftwaffe, whose state-of-the-art aircraft and experienced pilots protected German industry and would batter any attempted invasion. This difficult task fell largely to the U.S., which, at the outset, lacked the necessary men, materiel, and training. Over the ensuing years, thanks to visionary leadership and diligent effort, the U.S. Army Air Force developed strategies and tactics and assembled a well-trained force that convincingly defeated the Luftwaffe.

Author : James P. Busha
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760345184

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The Fight in the Clouds by James P. Busha Pdf

DIVIn The Fight in the Clouds, aviation writer James P. Busha narrates a spellbinding collection of tales of P-51 Mustang combat throughout World War II. /div

Author : Jeffrey L. Ethell,Alfred Price
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000001740236

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The German Jets in Combat by Jeffrey L. Ethell,Alfred Price Pdf

Author : William T. Y'Blood
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131610862

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Air Commandos Against Japan by William T. Y'Blood Pdf

"1943, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, the commanding general of U.S. Army Air Forces, wanted to demonstrate that Allied forces could use "ships in the air" (just like the Navy used ships on the sea)to stage an aerial invasion of Burma. Air Commandos against Japan tells the story of how within a few short months these daring aviators trained and equipped an entirely new kind of organization, moved it to India, established bases, and then led it into combat in support of an eccentric and combative British officer named Orde C. Wingate." "In Japanese-occupied Burma, where terrain made a textbook frontal assault on the Japanese impossible, the Air Commandos took an unorthodox approach to the fight, using unconventional hit-and-run tactics to confuse the enemy and to destroy their lines of communication and supply. This book describes how the unit successfully attacked the enemy from the air, resupplied British commandos on the ground, and airlifted the wounded out of the battle area - eventually driving the Japanese out of Burma."--BOOK JACKET.