P-51B C Mustang: Northwest Europe 1943–44 Chris Bucholtz Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

This Up-To-Date Volume Straps The Reader Into Cockpit Of P-51B C As Mustang-Equipped Fighter Groups ‘Mighty Eighth’ Air Force Attempt To Defend Massed Heavy Bomber Formations From Deadly Luftwaffe Fighters Charged With Defending Third Reich Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring Admitted That Appearance Long-Range Mustangs Over Berlin Spelled End Jagdwaffe’s Ability Defeat American Daylight Bombing But Mustang Was Far More Than An Escort – It A Hunter Could Out-Perform Nearly Every German When Introduced Combat Entering In Europe December 1943 P-51Bs And P-51Cs Had Advantages Bf 109S Fw 190S Respect Altitude They Reach Their Rate Climb Top Speed Initially Tapped For Close Were Quickly Turned Loose Range Ahead Stream Order Challenge Before Assemble Engage Bombers En Masse Thanks Mustang’s Superior Performance Usaaf Pilots Effectively Blunted Luftwaffe’s Tried Tested Tactic Destroying B-17S B-24S Boldness Aggression Aerial Meant Inflicted Rapidly Mounting Toll On Counterparts West During Early Months 1944 Contributing Mightily Allied Superiority Northern France D-Day Packed Full First-Hand Accounts Expertly Recreates Conditions Flying Realities (Including Headline Aces Such Don Blakeslee Gentile Well Lesser Known Aviators) Is Heavily Illustrated Photographs Artwork Innovative Colourful 3D Ribbon Diagrams Which Will Provide Realistic Overview Most Dynamic Dogfights Aviation History Σελίδες: 80 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0503 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm