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Allied Jet Killers of World War 2 (Paperback): Stephen Chapis

Allied Jet Killers of World War 2 (Paperback)

Stephen Chapis; Illustrated by Jim Laurier; Andrew Thomas; Cover design or artwork by Mark Postlethwaite

Series: Aircraft of the Aces, 136

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Allied fighter pilots began encountering German jets - principally the outstanding Me 262 fighter - from the autumn of 1944. Stunned by the aircraft's speed and rate of climb, it took USAAF and RAF units time to work out how to combat this deadly threat as the Luftwaffe targeted the medium and heavy bombers attacking targets across the Reich. A number of high-scoring aces from the Eighth Air Force (Drew, Glover, Meyer, Norley and Yeager, to name but a few) succeeded in claiming Me 262s, Me 163 and Ar 234s during the final months of the campaign, as did RAF aces like Tony Gaze and `Foob' Fairbanks. The exploits of both famous and little-known pilots will be chronicled in this volume, detailing how they pushed their P-47s, P-51s, Spitfires and Tempests to the limits of their performance in order to down the Luftwaffe's `wonder weapons'.

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Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Aircraft of the Aces, 136
Release date: December 2017
Authors: Stephen Chapis
Illustrators: Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Authors: Andrew Thomas (Author)
Cover artist: Mark Postlethwaite (Cover Illustrator)
Dimensions: 248 x 184 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-2352-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
LSN: 1-4728-2352-4
Barcode: 9781472823526

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