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Author : Brian Cull,Frederick R. Galea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Spitfire (Fighter plane)
ISBN : 1904943306
Brian Cull's book tells the story of the RAF's gallant stand in 1942 to hold Malta against all odds in the face of the combined might of the German Luftwaffe and Italy's Regia Aeronautica.
Author : George Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909166295
An aviator’s true story of WWII air combat, including two dramatic weeks in the skies above the besieged island of Malta. Twenty-five thousand feet above Malta—that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis, and Reggianes as they swept eastward in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath: the most bombed patch of ground in the world. One of those Spitfire pilots was George Beurling, nicknamed “Screwball,” who in fourteen flying days destroyed twenty-seven German and Italian aircraft and damaged many more. Hailing from Canada, Beurling finally made it to Malta in the summer of 1942 after hard training and combat across the Channel. Malta Spitfire tells his story and that of the gallant Spitfire squadron, 249, which day after day ascended to the “top of the hill” to meet the enemy against overwhelming odds. With this memoir, readers experience the sensation of being in the cockpit with him, climbing to meet the planes driving in from Sicily, diving down through the fighter screen at the bombers, dodging the bullets coming out of the sun, or whipping up under the belly of an Me for a deflection shot at the engine. This is war without sentiment or romance, told in terms of human courage, skill, and heroism—a classic of WWII military aviation.
Author : Brian Cauchi
Publisher : MMP
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 8361421793
In the desperate battle for Malta in 1941-2, the arrival of Spitfire Vs helped turn the tables in favor of the Allies. For years arguments have raged about the precise color schemes carried by these aircraft. This new book looks at all the evidence, from photos and memories through surviving parts to interpret the many color schemes of these aircr
Author : Christopher F. Shores,Brian Cull,Nicola Malizia
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89048824999
An authoritative account of the final Allied victory over Malta.
Author : Steve Nichols
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1846033055
The siege of Malta during World War 2 is one of the great epics of aerial warfare. In 1942, it was described alternately as both a 'fighter pilot's paradise' and 'the most bombed place on earth'. During the peak of the Axis efforts against Malta, it suffered 154 consecutive days and nights of bombing, 100 nights more that London suffered during the Blitz. The destruction of Axis convoys by Malta-based aircraft proved to be one of the decisive factors in the defeat of Rommel's forces in North Africa. This vital position would have been lost if it had not been for the successful defence of the island by a handful of greatly outnumbered Royal Air Force fighter squadrons. In the brutal and unforgiving air war over Malta only the very best fighter pilots succeeded, and all too often that was no guarantee of living another day. This book details the heroic story of the Spitfire Aces based on Malta. Drawn from an international team of Australians, British, Canadians, New Zealanders, Rhodesians and South Africans these pilots fought against extreme deprivation, physical hardships and overwhelming odds in one of the most crucial and decisive air battles of World War II.
Author : Denis Barnham
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909808683
An RAF fighter pilot’s “intensely vivid” account of the siege of Malta in World War II (The Times Literary Supplement). In the summer of 1942, Malta was vulnerable to air attack from the Germans and Italians, and defended by a handful of Spitfires and a few anti-aircraft guns. Denis Barnham, a young and inexperienced flight lieutenant, spent ten hectic weeks on this indomitable island; he left a well-ordered English aerodrome for the chaos and disillusionment of Luqa. His task was to engage the overwhelming number of enemy bombers, usually protected by fighter escorts, and shoot down as many as possible. The Spitfires were bomb-scarred and battered. Oftentimes they could only get two or three in the air together, and the airfields were riddled with bomb craters, but they managed to keep going and make their mark on enemy operations. Barnham has written a powerful account of his experiences in Malta, starting with his trip in an American aircraft carrier through the ceaseless battle and turmoil during the desperate defense of the island, through his departure by air back to England, having seen the reinforcements safely landed and the tide of battle turning. With thrilling and terrifying descriptions and illustrations of the air action, this account, told with humor and compassion, is one of the best firsthand accounts of aerial combat ever written.
Author : Brian Cull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Spitfire (Fighter plane)
ISBN : 1902304322
Here's a day-by-day historical account of Malta Spitfore operations, leading up to and during the invasion, with peraonal accounts.
Author : Great Britain. Ministry of Information,Great Britain. Air Ministry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Gran Bretagna
ISBN : UOM:39015027895310
Beskriver RAF luftoperationer over Malta under 2. verdenskrig
Author : DENIS. BARNHAM
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526766744
Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782003588
The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. Early Italian efforts to pound the islands into submission were supplemented by major German forces from January 1942 and in a few weeks the situation for the defenders reached a critical stage; in response, in March 1942 the first Spitfires were delivered to Malta. Throughout the summer C.202s fought over Malta, escorting tiny formations of Cant Z.1007s, SM.79s and Ju 88s. The fighting subsided in August and September, but grew in strength with the arrival of more C.202s. In October the Regia Aeronautica could muster three Gruppi with a total of 74 C.202s. For ten days the Italians pressed a relentless attack before attrition brought the offensive to a halt. Throughout the bombing campaign the British were able to supply Malta with ever increasing numbers of Spitfires.
Author : Brian Cull,Frederick Galea
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Geoffrey Wellum
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780241984338
Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, eighteen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF . . . Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day, caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s. Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return.
Author : George F. Beurling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : OCLC:1293998457
Author : George F. Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:427404419
Author : Denis Barnham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1848325606