Diary Of A Night Fighter Pilot 1939 1945
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| Author | : Douglas Greaves Dfc |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2016-04-25 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780955890994 |
Written in his own hand from the day he signed up in October 1939 as a trainee pilot to the day he was 'demobbed' in October 1945, this poignant and often riveting diary by Squadron Leader Douglas Greaves D.F.C, records, in typical understated RAF style, the minutiae of everyday life in the services, as well as the horror he and his comrades endured and the heroism they all displayed.
| Author | : Lieutenant John Waller Anderson |
| Publisher | : Jetty House |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 2018-04 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781937721541 |
Into the Night chronicles the military service of Lt. Col. John Anderson from enlistment in the 105th to retirement from the Air Force. Anderson was a military photographer and this volume features hundreds of wonderful images taken by him at work and at leisure, during the years he served. Along with his personal diary, these images tell the tale of this unique young man¿s experiences, and family connections. John Waller Anderson, born 23 January 1921, enlisted in the 105th Observation Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard when he was just seventeen years old. He re-enlisted in the Army of the United States after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and was soon accepted into Aviation Cadet Training where he received his coveted ¿wings.¿ He then went on to the 348th Night Fighter Training Squadron in Orlando, Florida, and forward in service in WWII as a pilot in the distinguished 422nd Night Fighter Squadron. The title highlights Anderson's time in the 422nd throughout the European theater of Operations in Charmy Down, and Scorton, England, Cherbourg and Châteaudun, France, Florennes, Belgium, and finally Strassfeld, and Langensalza, Germany, during which time the Germans surrendered on 5 May 1945. This memoir showcases the infamous night fighter warplane, the P-61 ¿Black Widow¿ and the 422nd NFS, the most distinguished and successful of all WWII Night Fighter Squadrons!
| Author | : John Foreman |
| Publisher | : Red Kite / Air Research |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780953806140 |
A definitive list of nearly 7,000 claims submitted by Luftwaffe night fighter pilots for Allied aircraft shot down in WW2. These claims are listed with the following details; Date, Time, Location, Type of aircraft shot down, Claiming Pilot and his Unit. Entries feature claims against Russian, American as well as Bomber Command aircraft.
| Author | : James E. Reed |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | : 9780961945503 |
| Author | : Uwe Feist |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2014-07-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0811714225 |
Visual history of the German air force in World War II. • Hundreds of color and b/w images of pilots and crews, aircraft, uniforms, awards, sidearms, and more • Includes Stuka dive-bombers, Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, and other planes • Must-have for historians, modelers, World War II buffs, and aviation enthusiasts
| Author | : Gen. Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold |
| Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 927 |
| Release | : 2015-11-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1786251523 |
Includes the Aerial Warfare In Europe During World War II illustrations pack with over 180 maps, plans, and photos. Gen Henry H. “Hap.” Arnold, US Army Air Forces (AAF) Chief of Staff during World War II, maintained diaries for his several journeys to various meetings and conferences throughout the conflict. Volume 1 introduces Hap Arnold, the setting for five of his journeys, the diaries he kept, and evaluations of those journeys and their consequences. General Arnold’s travels brought him into strategy meetings and personal conversations with virtually all leaders of Allied forces as well as many AAF troops around the world. He recorded his impressions, feelings, and expectations in his diaries. Maj Gen John W. Huston, USAF, retired, has captured the essence of Henry H. Hap Arnold—the man, the officer, the AAF chief, and his mission. Volume 2 encompasses General Arnold’s final seven journeys and the diaries he kept therein.
| Author | : George Beurling |
| Publisher | : Grub Street Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 147 |
| Release | : 2011-07-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1909166294 |
An aviator’s true story of WWII air combat, including two dramatic weeks in the skies above the besieged island of Malta. Twenty-five thousand feet above Malta—that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis, and Reggianes as they swept eastward in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath: the most bombed patch of ground in the world. One of those Spitfire pilots was George Beurling, nicknamed “Screwball,” who in fourteen flying days destroyed twenty-seven German and Italian aircraft and damaged many more. Hailing from Canada, Beurling finally made it to Malta in the summer of 1942 after hard training and combat across the Channel. Malta Spitfire tells his story and that of the gallant Spitfire squadron, 249, which day after day ascended to the “top of the hill” to meet the enemy against overwhelming odds. With this memoir, readers experience the sensation of being in the cockpit with him, climbing to meet the planes driving in from Sicily, diving down through the fighter screen at the bombers, dodging the bullets coming out of the sun, or whipping up under the belly of an Me for a deflection shot at the engine. This is war without sentiment or romance, told in terms of human courage, skill, and heroism—a classic of WWII military aviation.
| Author | : Martin Middlebrook |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 941 |
| Release | : 2014-04-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1473834880 |
The essential WWII historical reference detailing RAF Bomber Command’s extensive campaign of strategic bombings across occupied Europe. The Royal Air Force Bomber Command's strategic bombing campaign started on the first day of the Second World War and ended five and a half years later with the final victory in Europe. It was a campaign of such enormous scale that historians have only recently begun to piece together the finer details of the individual raids. Aviation historian Martin Middlebrook and his research colleague, Chris Everitt, were the first to compile a complete review of all the raids and their background stories. The Bomber Command War Diaries not only documents every Bomber Command operation but also details their effects on the ground, drawing on local archives from Germany, Italy, and the occupied countries. It is a groundbreaking work on historical research, bringing together the two sides of Bomber Command’s war. This edition includes retrospective observations and a new appendix.
| Author | : R. Bruce Porter |
| Publisher | : Jove Publications |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780515091595 |
Colonel R. Bruce Porter recounts a true-life drama of high intensity and edge-of-the-seat action as he offers this thrilling, first-hand account of aerial warfare over the Solomons and the blood-soaked sands of Okinawa. Includes action photos and maps.
| Author | : Elizabeth Halls |
| Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2017-05-17 |
| Genre | : History |
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