De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 1

The Night-Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Marques in World War II

Ron Mackay (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2019
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7643-5820-3 (ISBN)

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This first of two volumes on de Havilland’s “Wooden Wonder” covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito. The development of the multirole Mosquito, from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to that of a night-fighter and fighter-bomber configuration, was initiated by the latent threat of a renewal of the 1940–41 “Blitz.” Over the ensuing years of WWII, the Mosquito attacked the enemy with sorties across a 24-hour time span, challenging the German Nachtjagd with aerial interceptions, as well as attacks on Luftwaffe airfields. Pinpoint assaults on specialist targets was another aspect of Mosquito fighter-bomber operations, whose destructive effect on the Axis was constantly felt. Also covered are the Mosquito's operations with the Fleet Air Arm, as well as postwar use. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Ron Mackay’s literary career in WWII aviation history has spanned four decades, with coverage of the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, and USAAF being completed in almost equal measure.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.08.2019
Reihe/Serie	Legends of Warfare: Aviation
Zusatzinfo	197 color and b/w photos
Verlagsort	Atglen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	229 x 229 mm
Gewicht	517 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7643-5820-0 / 0764358200
ISBN-13	978-0-7643-5820-3 / 9780764358203
Zustand	Neuware