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V1 Flying Bomb Aces (Paperback)
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V1 Flying Bomb Aces (Paperback)
Series: Aircraft of the Aces
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Loot Price R510
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Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed
the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb.
Launched from specially constructed sites in northern France, the
fast, small, pulse-jet powered pilotless aircraft were aimed at
London with the sole intent of destroying civilian morale to the
point where the British government would be forced to sue for
peace. This dangerous new threat drew an immediate response, and
the Air Defence of Great Britain (as Fighter Command had been
temporarily renamed) established layers of defence that included a
gun line and balloon barrage. The main element, however, were
standing patrols by the fastest piston-engined fighters available
to the RAF - the new Tempest V and Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV.
Other types were allocated too, most notably the Polish Mustang
wing, while night defence was left in the capable hands of several
dedicated Mosquito squadrons. Although pilotless, the V1 was no
easy foe thanks to its speed, powerful warhead and sheer
unpredictability. Nevertheless, 154 pilots became V1 aces, 25 of
whom were also aces against manned aircraft.
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