[PDF] Day Fighter Aces Of The Luftwaffe eBook

Author : Neil Page
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 20,11 MB
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612008801

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The second volume of this “excellent” overview of Germany’s World War II fighter pilots, filled with photos, maps, and aircraft profiles (Air Power History). This volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe’s day fighter arm from 1942 through to the end of the war in Europe, covering missions over Russia in 1943, over the West and the Reich, the Eastern Front and the Mediterranean. Organized campaign by campaign, this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details, newly translated personal accounts, and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser known Luftwaffe aces. Fully illustrated with 200 contemporary photographs, maps, and profiles of the aircraft flown by these aces, this is a visual delight for anyone with an interest in the day fighter aces of the Luftwaffe.

Author : Raymond F. Toliver
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 15,12 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887409097

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An account of leading German WWII fighter pilots.

Author : Neil Page
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1612008496

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A pictorial history of Hitler’s fighter pilots that “will be of great interest to aircraft modelers and aviation historians alike” (AMPS Indianapolis). Military and aviation history enthusiasts have always been interested in the fighter pilots of Hitler’s Luftwaffe. Around five hundred Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knight’s Cross, accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. A similar number achieved more than forty victories—more than the two leading USAF and RAF fighter pilots. Indeed, some of their stories are extraordinary. Fighting from the Arctic Circle to the North African deserts, from the Caucasus in the East to Normandy in the West, the German fighter pilot flew and fought until he was shot down, “flown out,” wounded, or killed in action. A handful survived from “first to last.” This first volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffe’s day fighter arm (der Tagjagd) from its inception to 1942. Organized campaign by campaign, this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details, newly translated personal accounts, and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser-known Luftwaffe aces.

Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 19,21 MB
Release : 2004-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0811743306

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World War II air war companion to Panzer Aces and Panzer Aces II. In-the-cockpit accounts of aerial dogfights by some of Germany's deadliest pilots ever to take to the skies.

Author : Neil Page
Publisher : Casemate
Page : pages
File Size : 44,25 MB
Release : 2020-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008790

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A fully illustrated account of the Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe from 1942 to 1945.

Author : Philip Kaplan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,19 MB
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1473814073

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This book examines the reality behind the myths of the legendary German fighter aces of World War II. It explains why only a small minority of pilots - those in whom the desire for combat overrode everything - accounted for so large a proportion of the victories. It surveys the skills that a successful fighter pilot must have - a natural aptitude for flying, marksmanship, keen eyesight - and the way in which fighter tactics have developed. The book examines the history of the classic fighter aircraft that were flown, such as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke Wulf Fw 190, and examines each type's characteristics, advantages and disadvantages in combat. The accounts of the experiences of fighter pilots are based on archival research, diaries, letters, published and unpublished memoirs and personal interviews with veterans. The pilots included are Werner Molders, Gunther Rall, Adolf Galland, Erich Hartmann and Johannes Steinhoff.

Author : Neil Page
Publisher : Casemate
Page : pages
File Size : 38,93 MB
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612008486

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A fully illustrated account of the Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe from 1942 to 1945.

Author : Robert Forsyth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1472852931

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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.

Author : Mike Spick
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1783375787

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In this exciting book Mike Spick shows how the Luftwaffe's leading fighter pilots were able to outscore their allied counterparts so effectively and completely during the Second World War. When the records of the Jagdflieger pilots became available after the war, they were initially greeted with incredulity _ the highest claim was for 352 kills, and more than 100 pilots had recorded more than 100 victories. However postwar research proved that these claims had in fact been made in good faith and confirmation had only been given after rigorous checking. To discover the secret of this success, aviation history expert Mike Spick examines the exploits of these aces and sets out the context in which it took place. Every major theater is covered in detail including the conditions peculiar to each: climate, relative numerical and qualitative strengths, the presence or absence of radar and other measures, and the relative merits of the planes being flown. He focuses on the methods and tactics used by individual aces and uses firsthand sources wherever possible to put the reader right alongside the pilot in the cockpit.