Beaufighter Aces of World War 2

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Beaufighter Aces of World War 2

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Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the Luftwaffe's night 'Blitz' on Britain.

Flown by specialised nightfighter squadrons – several of them elite pre-war Auxiliary Air Force units – it was the first nightfighter to be equipped with an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped, it combined the ability to 'see' the enemy at night with the devastating hitting power of four cannon and six machine guns.

This book covers the exploits of the men who made ace in the Beaufighter and includes stunning original artwork together with first hand accounts of the action.

Table of Contents

UK-based nightfighter operations – the 'Blitz'
UK-based Coastal fighter ops
UK-based bomber support ops
Malta-based nightfighter ops 1941–2
Desert-based fighter ops
North African – ie Op Torch nightfighter ops
Mediterranean & Italian-based nightfighter & coastal fighter ops
USAAF nightfighter ops in North Africa and the Mediterranean
Indian-based nightfighter ops
Burma offensive fighter ops
RAAF ops in New Guinea & Dutch East Indies
Appendices

Product details

Published Feb 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472802316
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 100 b/w; 80 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 65
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's leading RAF rese…

Illustrator

John Weal

John Weal is Osprey's primary Luftwaffe author and…

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