[PDF] Flying Guns World War Ii eBook

Author : Emmanuel Gustin
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,59 MB
Release : 2003-06-08
Category : History
ISBN :

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This book describes the history of aircraft guns, their ammunition and their installations in aircraft. It commences with a technical history covering the development of guns, their ammunition, and related issues such as mountings and sights. This is followed by chapters on aircraft installations covering all nations and an evaluation of their use in combat. Appendices include comprehensive tables of the gun installations of World War II combat aircraft with details and illustrations of the guns used and specifications of their ammunition. There has never before been a comprehensive description of World War II aircraft gun armament. This book has been written with the aim of being the definitive work on this subject, dealing with armament of all participating air forces. Every technical aspect has been covered: gun design in the full range of sizes from small-caliber machine guns to heavy cannon; ammunition types and their use; fixed, flexible and turreted installations and gun sights. Comparative drawings and specifications of service weapons are provided, plus illustrations and data concerning their ammunition.

Author : A.G. Williams
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,36 MB
Release : 2004-04-11
Category : History
ISBN :

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This book gives a complete picture of the Maritime Transport Industry so that those involved in shipping can see their own specific field of interest in perspective and understand how the basic mode of transportation works.

Author : Peter G. Cooksley
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN :

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En udmærket redegørelse for den tyske opstilling og anvendelse af V-våbnet og for englændernes indsats herimod.

Author : Donald Nijboer
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Aerial gunnery
ISBN : 9781550464863

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Through Patterson's remarkable photography and Nijboer's interviews with veterans, "Gunner" allows readers to imagine what it must have been like to be an air gunner in the Second World War. 150 color photos plus historical b&w photos.

Author : Alan L. Griggs
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1476616183

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Air warfare was a decisive component of World War II, especially in western Europe and over Japan, where Allied bombers damaged 66 of the country's largest cities. The guts and glory of the bomber crews came, however, with a high casualty rate which had only improved marginally by the war's end. Descriptions of the bombers' harrowing missions told from the firsthand perspective of their pilots, navigators, bombardiers and gunners create the immediacy of a single person's experience during one of America's most daring military expeditions. A short biography of each veteran accompanies these tales of typical and not-so-typical missions.

Author : Charlie Samuels
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1433986078

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America’s “greatest generation” required some of the most stunning technological advances in military science to win the Second Great War. In this exciting, high-interest series, readers explore the world of military machines and the science behind the United States’ battles in World War II. Full-color photographs will show readers the airplanes, artillery, and guns that powered the American attack. Firsthand accounts from soldiers who developed and operated these weapons will help readers understand how the development and application of technology can mean the difference between winning and losing the biggest battles in history.

Author : Nancy Robinson Masters
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 30,65 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9781560655329

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Introduces the different kinds of bombers used during World War Two, their capabilities, the kinds of missions on which they were sent, and any special characteristics. Also discusses what some of the airplanes were used for after World War 2.

Author : William Wolf
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 27,80 MB
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1472844599

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The XB-40 and XB-41 were secret, little-known experimental modifications of the B-17F and B-24D, respectively, into heavily-armed bomber gunships sometimes referred to as “bomber escorters”. They were developed during early World War II in response to the lack of a USAAF long-range fighter aircraft able to escort and protect regular B-17 formations making the round trip from Britain deep into Germany. Using many formerly-classified documents from his large microfilm collection, William Wolf presents their previously-unpublished history. It describes in depth for the first time the politics and development and associated problems of both escorter types. Unfortunately, these “protecters” were found wanting in several ways - after the addition of guns and ammunition they became overweight and tail-heavy causing center of gravity problems and each encountered numerous delays in the development and delivery of their various armament additions and improvements, particularly the Bendix chin turret. In the end, the YB-40 participated in only 14 lackluster operational service test missions during mid-1943 before being withdrawn from service. The XB-41 Liberator never saw operational testing before also being cancelled for its poor performance. The failure of the gunship concept left a huge hole in the capabilities of the Eighth Air Force. Their failure, however, spurred the adoption of the Merlin-powered P-51 Mustang, the outstanding escort fighter that was key to Allied victory in the air war over Europe.

Author : Taylor Downing
Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 15,15 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :

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The history of warfare is punctuated by the temporary supremacy of certain weapons and equipment; the chariot, the longbow, the Lee Enfield or the Maxim machine gun.