Night Fighters

Author : Colin D. Heaton,Anne-Marie Lewis
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000122894730

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Night Fighters by Colin D. Heaton,Anne-Marie Lewis Pdf

"Night Fighters examines the historical, technological. tactical, and strategic evolution of limited-visibility aerial combat as the air forces of Great Britain and Germany dueled in the night skies during World War II. The book is based on extensive research and interviews with the key planners and policy makers responsible for their respective national strategies governing the conduct of the nighttime air war, as well as with the airmen who fought the war, which makes it far more detailed than previous works on this subject. The science developed by both nations greatly increased the momentum and lethality of air combat in that conflict. In addition, this arena of World War II combat also produced many technological innovations, the results of which are seen today in everyday military and civilian life."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Herbert C. Banks
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1563115123

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Marine Night Fighters Association by Herbert C. Banks Pdf

Author : David P. Williams
Publisher : Hunters of the Reich
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0752459619

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Night Fighters by David P. Williams Pdf

Night fighters

Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752495125

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Night Fighters by Bill Gunston Pdf

From its beginnings during World War I, the role of the dedicated night fighter aircraft and its pilots in the 21st century has evolved greatly. This work reflects the massive changes in technology and in tactics. It also covers the problems of tracking aerial targets by radar.

Author : Martin W. Bowman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473849808

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German Night Fighters Versus Bomber Command, 1943–1945 by Martin W. Bowman Pdf

This new volume from Martin Bowman examines the closing years of the Second World War, as the tide turned against the German and Axis forces. It includes riveting first-hand accounts from German fighter pilots caught up in some of the most dramatic night time conflicts of the latter war years.Viewing Bomber Command's operations through the eyes of the enemy, the reader is offered a fresh and intriguing perspective. Set in context by Bowman's historical narrative, these snippets of pilot testimony work to offer an authentic sense of the times at hand.

Author : Stephen L. McFarland
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786252371

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Conquering The Night — Army Air Forces Night Fighters At War [Illustrated Edition] by Stephen L. McFarland Pdf

Includes 16 photos illustrations The author traces the AAF’s development of aerial night fighting, including technology, training, and tactical operations in the North African, European, Pacific, and Asian theaters of war. In this effort the United States never wanted for recruits in what was, from start to finish, an all-volunteer night fighting force. For combatants, a constant in warfare through the ages has been the sanctuary of night, a refuge from the terror of the day’s armed struggle. On the other hand, darkness has offered protection for operations made too dangerous by daylight. Combat has also extended into the twilight as day has seemed to provide too little time for the destruction demanded in modern mass warfare. In World War II the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) flew night-time missions to counter enemy activities under cover of darkness. Allied air forces had established air superiority over the battlefield and behind their own lines, and so Axis air forces had to exploit the night’s protection for their attacks on Allied installations. AAF night fighters sought to deny the enemy use of the night for these attacks. Also, by 1944 Allied daylight air superiority made Axis forces maneuver and resupply at night, by air, land, and sea. U.S. night fighters sought to disrupt these activities as an extension of daylight interdiction and harassment efforts. The AAF would seek to deny the enemy the night, while capitalizing on the night in support of daylight operations.

Author : Troy Rondinone
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780252094668

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Friday Night Fighter by Troy Rondinone Pdf

Friday Night Fighter relives a lost moment in American postwar history, when boxing ruled as one of the nation's most widely televised sports. During the 1950s and 1960s, viewers tuned in weekly, sometimes even daily, to watch widely recognized fighters engage in primordial battle; the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports Friday Night Fights was the most popular fight show. Troy Rondinone follows the dual narratives of the Friday Night Fights show and the individual story of Gaspar "Indio" Ortega, a boxer who appeared on prime-time network television more than almost any other boxer in history. From humble beginnings growing up poor in Tijuana, Mexico, Ortega personified the phenomenon of postwar boxing at its greatest, appearing before audiences of millions to battle the biggest names of the time, such as Carmen Basilio, Tony DeMarco, Chico Vejar, Benny "Kid" Paret, Emile Griffith, Kid Gavilan, Florentino Fernández, and Luis Manuel Rodriguez. Rondinone explores the factors contributing to the success of televised boxing, including the rise of television entertainment, the role of a "reality" blood sport, Cold War masculinity, changing attitudes toward race in America, and the influence of organized crime. At times evoking the drama and spectacle of the Friday Night Fights themselves, this volume is a lively examination of a time in history when Americans crowded around their sets to watch the main event.

Author : Wing Cmdr. J. R. D. Braham
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787205857

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Night Fighter by Wing Cmdr. J. R. D. Braham Pdf

ONE OF BRITAIN’S MOST DECORATED FIGHTER PILOTS TELLS HIS RIVETING TRUE STORY OF AERIAL COMBAT... Fast-paced, hard-hitting and personal, Wing Commander J. R. D. “Bob” Braham recounts his brilliant career as a World War II fighter pilot. Beginning with his pre-war training, he takes us battle-by-battle through that fateful afternoon in June, 1944, when he was shot down over occupied Denmark and taken prisoner. From the desperate night-time sorties against the Luftwaffe’s air strikes during the Battle of Britain to the daring daylight intruder raids against Hitler’s crumbling Reich, his story reveals the skill, courage and teamwork between pilot and navigator that made him one of the RAF’s most deadly fighter pilots. “HE’S 400 YARDS DEAD AHEAD!” Suddenly there he was as clear as could be—twin engines, twin tail, our opposite number, an Me110 night-fighter. He was turning gently to port. I climbed back to 16,000 feet, heading again towards Ameland. Before we had straightened out Jacko called urgently: “Hard starboard!” I hauled the Beau round in a tight turn when Jacko called, Look out, you’re closing too fast!” “I’ve got him,” I yelled. He was above me, in a tight turn, and at the speed we were travelling we looked as if we were going to ram him. I eased back the stick, put the sights on him and fired at the point-blank range of about fifty yards. There was a blinding flash as the Me exploded in my face.

Author : John Foreman,Simon W. Parry,Johannes Matthews
Publisher : Red Kite / Air Research
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0953806146

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Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims, 1939-1945 by John Foreman,Simon W. Parry,Johannes Matthews Pdf

A definitive list of nearly 7,000 claims submitted by Luftwaffe night fighter pilots for Allied aircraft shot down in WW2. These claims are listed with the following details; Date, Time, Location, Type of aircraft shot down, Claiming Pilot and his Unit. Entries feature claims against Russian, American as well as Bomber Command aircraft.

Author : David Page Morgan
Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : 9780890247112

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American Fighters Over Europe by David Page Morgan Pdf

This informative guide describes colors and markings for U.S. Army Air Force fighters in the European and Mediterranean theaters of WWII. With more than 300 illustrations and 140 photographs, the book makes an excellent reference for modelers and aviation buffs alike.

Author : Kevin Ayers
Publisher : Faber Music Ltd
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571590902

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Shooting at the Moon by Kevin Ayers Pdf

Shooting at the Moon celebrates the music and lyrics of Kevin Ayers, one of the great bohemian voices of British music. Kevin Ayers was an English singer-songwriter who was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement and a founding member of the band Soft Machine in the '60s. With introductions by Galen Ayers, Josh Payne and Robert Wyatt, this book includes all the lyrics from Ayers' solo career and documents a period of the UK music scene between Psychedelia and Glam Rock. Immerse yourself in the world of this influential cult singer-songwriter, with pages from his own notebooks, exclusive photographs, Ayers' own collages and the occasional recipe. Contents: Introduction by Galen Ayers Foreword by John Payne A Note on Kevin Ayers by Robert Wyatt Joy of a Toy Shooting at the Moon Whatevershebringswesing Bananamour The Confessions of Dr. Dream and other Stories Sweet Deceiver 1Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) .Takeaway That's What You Get Babe Diamond Jack and The Queen of Pain Dejà... Vu Close As You Think Falling Up Still Life with Guitar The Unfairground Index of First Lines Index of Songs Credits Acknowledgements

Author : Zdenek Hurt
Publisher : Red Kite / Air Research
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-02
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9780953806195

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Czechs in the Raf in Focus by Zdenek Hurt Pdf

En fotografisk beretning om tjekkere der rejste til England under den 2.verdenskrig for at fortsætte deres kamp imod Nazi-Tyskland. Indledningsvis bliv de integreret i RAF eskadrillerne, men fra midten af 1940 blev oprettet eskadriller som udelukkende bestod af tjekker.

Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 1247 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848324060

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Fighters Over the Fleet by Norman Friedman Pdf

A tactical and technical history of the development of British, American, and Japanese naval air defense from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is an account of the evolution of naval fighters for fleet air defense and the parallel evolution of the ships operating and controlling them, concentrating on the three main exponents of carrier warfare: the British Royal Navy, the U.S. Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It describes the earliest efforts from the 1920s, but it was not until radar allowed the direction of fighters that organized air defense became possible. Thus, major naval-air battles of the Second World War like Midway, the Pedestal convoy, the Philippine Sea, and Okinawa are portrayed as tests of the new technology. This was ultimately found wanting by the Kamikaze campaigns, leading to postwar moves towards computer control and new kinds of fighters. After 1945 the threats of nuclear weapons and standoff missiles compounded the difficulties of naval air defense. The second half of the book covers R.N. and U.S.N. attempts to solve these problems, looking at the American experience in Vietnam and British operations in the Falklands War. It concludes with the ultimate U.S. development of techniques and technology to fight the Outer Air Battle in the 1980s, which in turn point to the current state of carrier fighters and the supporting technology. Based largely on documentary sources, some previously unused, this book will appeal to both the naval and aviation communities. “Fighters Over the Fleet provides more information about fleet air defense than any other work currently available. It is recommended for specialist as well aviation-minded readers.” —Naval Historical Foundation

Author : Bill Gunston
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780752495125

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Night Fighters: A Development and Combat History by Bill Gunston Pdf

From its beginnings during World War I, the role of the dedicated night fighter aircraft and its pilots in the 21st century has evolved greatly. This work reflects the massive changes in technology and in tactics. It also covers the problems of tracking aerial targets by radar.

Author : Dan Sharp
Publisher : Tempest
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911658801

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Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe - Vol 1 - Jet Fighters 1939 -1945 by Dan Sharp Pdf

Germany’s air ministry was quick to grasp the potential of the jet engine as early as 1938 and by 1939 several German aircraft manufacturers were already working on fighter designs that would utilize this new form of propulsion. Rocket engines too were seen as the way of the future and companies were commissioned to design fighters around them. As the Second World War began, the urgent need to bring these advanced new types into production saw a host of innovative aircraft designs being produced which would eventually result in Messerschmitt’s Me 262 jet fighter and the Me 163 rocket-propelled interceptor. And as the war progressed, efforts were increasingly made to find better ways of utilizing jet, rocket and latterly ramjet engines in fighter aircraft. Aviation companies from across Germany set their finest minds to the task and produced some of the most radical aircraft designs the world had ever seen. They proposed rotating wing ramjet fighters, arrowhead-shaped rammers, rocket-firing bat-winged gun platforms, sleek speed machines, tailless flying wings, tiny mini fighters and a host of others ranging from deadly looking advanced fighters to downright dangerous vertical launch interceptors. Secret Projects of the Luftwaffe Volume 1: Jet Fighters 1939-1945 by Dan Sharp, based on original research using German wartime documents, offers the most complete and authoritative account yet of these fascinating designs through previously unseen photographs, illustrations and period documentation from archives around the world.