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Author : Brian Cull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 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 : Brian Cull,Frederick R. Galea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 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 : Christopher F. Shores,Brian Cull,Nicola Malizia
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89048824999
An authoritative account of the final Allied victory over Malta.
Author : George Beurling,Leslie Roberts
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,9 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 Cull
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane)
ISBN : 1781556326
This is the first comprehensive account of aerial operations over the Aegean 1943-44
Author : Dilip Sarkar
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781445635309
The illustrated wartime story of the RAF's iconic fighter plane. Over 300 historic photographs and contemporary illustrations.
Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782003571
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,Shlomo Aloni,David Nicolle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Air warfare
ISBN : 0948817747
This is an account of the air conflict during the Middle East war of 1948-49; it also traces the roots of civil and military aviation in the Middle East back to the early days of the 20th century, and includes the region's involvement in both World Wars.
Author : Johannes Steinhoff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811773645
In an account of unusual power, Luftwaffe ace Johannes Steinhoff recounts the final days of the German air force on Sicily in June and July 1943. Facing crushing odds—including a commander, Hermann Göring, who contemptuously treated his pilots as cowards—Steinhoff and his fellow Messerschmitt 109 pilots took to the skies day after day to meet waves of dreaded Flying Fortresses and swarms of Allied fighters, all bent on driving the Germans from the island. A captivating narrative and a piercing analysis based on the author’s personal World War diary, this book is a classic of aerial combat. A concluding chapter assesses the war's lessons for air forces.
Author : Tom Ivie,Paul Ludwig
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461751717
Story of one of the best fighter units in the Mediterranean theater, which earned two Distinguished Unit Citations and produced 21 aces Vivid episodes of aerial combat during the key campaigns for Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and more Nicknamed "Yellow Tails" for the color markings on their aircraft The unit flew British Spitfires before switching to P-51 Mustangs Includes rare photos and color artwork
Author : Angus Mansfield
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750991001
Rodney Scrase's life in the RAF began in an old airship shed where he took the King's shilling in May 1941. He learnt to fly at a BFTS in America and went on the fly Spitfires with No 72 and No 1 Squadrons, finally being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. He was released from service with a record of 4 destroyed and 3 damaged, having taken part in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily and Italy and a stint as an instructor in the art of air to air gunnery in Egypt before finishing the war flying escort missions with No 1 Squadron from Manston in Kent. Spitfire Saga uses Rodney logbooks and first hand interviews with him and several other pilots. Angus Mansfield presents the unique story of one man's experience of flying the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Complete with thorough historical context and a true insider view of life as an RAF fighter pilot, this book is an excellent addition to any history enthusiast's library.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fighter planes
ISBN : IND:30000107657516
Author : Leo McKinstry
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848545038
In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain. A self-confident Herman Goring thought that it would be only a matter of weeks before his planes had forced Britain to surrender. The courage, resourcefulness and brilliant organisation of the RAF were to prove him wrong. By late September 1940, the RAF had proved invincible, thanks to the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire. It exceeded anything that any other air force possessed. RJ Mitchell, a shy and almost painfully modest engineer, was the genius behind the Spitfire. On the 5th March 1936, following its successful maiden flight, a legend was born. Prize-winning historian Leo McKinstry's vivid history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first hand testimonies. It is a tale full of drama and heroism, of glory and tragedy, with the main protagonist the remarkable plane that played a crucial role in saving Britain.
Author : Andrew Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849083447
Although most famous for their role in the Battle of Britain, many Spitfire squadrons also served in the Mediterranean theatre, aiding the Allied victories in North Africa and later in the invasion of Italy. Numerous pilots, both Royal Air Force and South African Spitfire squadrons, made ace during these engagements. This book tells their story.
Author : Dilip Sarkar
Publisher : Air World
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399089500
Profoundly moved by the stories of wartime casualties as a child, Dilip Sarkar has since spent a lifetime reconstructing the lives of many of the fallen and is passionate about recording and sharing this very personal hidden history. In Spitfire Down he explores the stories of thirteen pilots who failed to return, all killed, either in action or flying accidents, while a fourteenth, Flying Officer Buck Casson, was brought down by a German ace over France and captured. There is, for example, the virtually unknown story of ‘The Baby of the RAF’, Sergeant Geoffrey Painting. Posted to fly Spitfires with 118 Squadron at RAF Ibsley in Hampshire, Painting was hit by flak during an attack on enemy shipping off Cherbourg on 30 September 1941. Still listed as missing, at just 17, he is believed to have been the youngest RAF pilot killed during the Second World War. The author has reconstructed Painting’s short life with help from his family, and forensically deconstructed that last flight with the help of the now late Wing Commander Peter Howard-Williams DFC, who was flying with the teenage pilot that day. The author also explores the heart-rending story of an American trainee fighter pilot, Pilot Officer ‘Jim Bob’ Lee, whose Spitfire collided with a Wellington bomber over Gloucestershire – resulting in the loss of all airmen involved. Two Canadian pilots perished on Pen-y-Fan, the highest peak in South Wales. The multi-national effort that defeated Hitler is further emphasised, in fact, through the stories of both Wing Commander Piotr Laguna and Flying Officer Franek Surma. But perhaps most tragic of all is how lightning struck Joan Welch twice: her first fiancée, Flight Lieutenant Lester Sanders DFC, was killed test-flying Spitfires in 1942, and her second, Pilot Officer Ian Smith, was killed flying in Palestine in 1945. Using correspondence, diaries and other personal papers of the pilots concerned, the author has reconstructed their all-too brief lives and provided a lasting and profusely illustrated record of these sacrifices.