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10 produkter
Korean War Aces
Av Robert F Dorr, Jon Lake m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
238 kr
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The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled …
Korean War Aces
Av Robert F Dorr, Jon Lake m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
243 kr
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The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces. Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled …
Sunderland Squadrons of World War 2
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 2000
215 kr
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The elegant Sunderland was the RAF's staple maritime patrol aircraft throughout WW2.Crucial in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Sunderland was instrumental in defeating the U-Boat menace which threatened to starve the UK into submission. Nicknamed the Flying Porcupine due to its heavy armoury of 14 …
Lancaster Squadrons 1942–43
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 2002
209 kr
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The RAF’s most successful heavy bomber of World War 2, the Avro Lancaster formed the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe.In this, the first of two volumes on the British bomber icon of World War 2, noted English aviation historian Jon …
Lancaster Squadrons 1944–45
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 2002
209 kr
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The RAF's most successful heavy bomber of World War 2, the Avro Lancaster formed the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe.Produced in massive numbers (over 7300 up to VE-Day), the first examples entered squadron service on Christmas Eve …
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Combat 1955–73
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 2004
203 kr
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Designed to form the backbone of Strategic Air Command’s nuclear deterrent, the B-52 force was brought to higher states of readiness whenever crisis threatened the USA, most notably when Kennedy and Khruschev went eyeball-to-eyeball over Cuba.Soon afterwards, B-52s formed the backbone of the USAF’s …
B-52 Stratofortress Units in Operation Desert Storm
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 2004
203 kr
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With the ending of the Cold War, the B-52's traditional combat role became redundant, and the USAF looked for new ways to use the machine.The invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in August 1990 gave the B-52 the chance to prove its worth in the new world order, and Stratofortress crews flying the B-52G …
Korean War Aces
Av Robert F Dorr, Jon Lake m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
209 kr
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The first virtually all-jet war, the conflict in Korea saw F-86 Sabres of the USAF take on MiG-15s of the North Korean and Chinese air forces.Although the Allied pilots were initially taken aback by the ability of the communist fighter in combat, sound training and skilful leadership soon enabled …
Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 1998
215 kr
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Built in large numbers in the years leading up to World War 2, Bristol's Blenheim saw use as both a fighter and bomber thanks to its high speed in relation to the biplane types it was then replacing.Aside from its work as the staple medium RAF bomber from 1939 through to 1942, Blenheims also served …
Halifax Squadrons of World War 2
Av Jon Lake
Häftad, 1999
221 kr
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The second of Britain's four-engined bombers to enter frontline service, Handley Page's Halifax has forever lived in the shadow of Avro's superb Lancaster.However, it was a Halifax which became the first RAF 'heavy' to drop bombs on Germany when No 35 Sqn raided Hamburg on the night of 12/13 March …
