Spitfire on My Tail
Author | : Ulrich Steinhilper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Fighter pilots |
ISBN | : 9781854210630 |
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Author | : Ulrich Steinhilper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Fighter pilots |
ISBN | : 9781854210630 |
Author | : Ulrich Steinhilper |
Publisher | : Crecy Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 |
ISBN | : 9781872836003 |
Ulrich describes his 150 grueling missions as a fighter pilot par excellence, until being shot down and captured over England in October 1940.
Author | : ULRICH. OSBORNE STEINHILPER (PETER.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781872836829 |
Author | : Thomas G. Ivie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The USAAF 52nd Fighter Group enjoyed an outstanding record in World War 2. This book describes the group's missions from its activation in 1941 to the end of the war.
Author | : Ulrich Steinhilper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Escaped prisoners of war |
ISBN | : 9781872836010 |
Sequel to Spitfire On My Tail, the courageous story of Steinhilper's experiences as a German Prisoner Of War POW) in Canada and the USA and his three escape attempts.
Author | : David Gledhill |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 2017-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526704102 |
An RAF veteran presents an in-depth study of one of the Cold War’s most effective fighter, defense, and reconnaissance planes. The McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom was a true multi-role combat aircraft. Introduced into the Royal Air Force in 1968, it was employed in ground attack, air reconnaissance and air defense roles. Even after the arrival of the Jaguar in the early 1970s, it continued to play a significant role in air defense. In its heyday, the Phantom was Britain’s principal Cold War fighter. There were seven UK-based squadrons, two Germany-based squadrons, and a further Squadron deployed to the Falkland Islands. Phantom in the Cold War focuses on the aircraft’s role as an air defense fighter, exploring its contribution to the Second Allied Tactical Air Force at RAF Wildenrath during the Cold War. Author David Gledhill, who flew the Phantom operationally, also recounts the thrills, challenges, and consequences of operating this temperamental jet at extreme low-level over the West German countryside, preparing for a war which everyone hoped would never happen.
Author | : James Holland |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0312675003 |
"First published in Great Britain by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso.
Author | : Jarrod Cotter |
Publisher | : Fighting High |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780993212987 |
A unique insight into what it is like to fly one of the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation - the Spitfire.
Author | : Leo McKinstry |
Publisher | : John Murray |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2010-10-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1848545037 |
In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended on Britain. A self-confident Herman Goring thought that it would be only a matter of weeks before his planes had forced Britain to surrender. The courage, resourcefulness and brilliant organisation of the RAF were to prove him wrong. By late September 1940, the RAF had proved invincible, thanks to the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire. It exceeded anything that any other air force possessed. RJ Mitchell, a shy and almost painfully modest engineer, was the genius behind the Spitfire. On the 5th March 1936, following its successful maiden flight, a legend was born. Prize-winning historian Leo McKinstry's vivid history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first hand testimonies. It is a tale full of drama and heroism, of glory and tragedy, with the main protagonist the remarkable plane that played a crucial role in saving Britain.
Author | : Dilip Sarkar |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2010-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445609819 |
Finally lays to rest the myth that the Hurricane won the Battle of Britain rather than the numerically inferior, yet more glamorous, Spitfire.