Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45

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Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45

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ISBN: 9781849084383
author: Robert Forsyth / Jim Laurier
book format: Paperback
publishing house: Osprey Publishing
publication date: 2011 -11
series: Aircraft of the Aces
language: English
price: CDN$ 23.95
number of pages: 96

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A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers.
Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defence of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including the Bf 110G, Me 210 and the Me 410, they fought their desperate battles against the numerous machine guns of B-17s and Lancasters. This book also covers the 'jet aces' that flew the Me 262 jet-powered interceptors in the closing days of the war to wage a desperate last-ditch fight against the endless Allied bomber fleets.

contents

Head-On
Cornered Wolf
'Big Week' and Berlin
Bloody April
'Stovepipes' and Destroyers
All-out Defence
Stormbirds
Appendices

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