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German jet aces of World War 2

by Hugh Morgan, John Weal

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Series: Aircraft of the Aces (17)

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The Third Reich's last ditch efforts to sweep the massed Allied bomber formations from the skies of Germany centred around the new crop of jet 'wonder weapons' that were issued to the Jagdwaffe from mid-1944 onwards. Far in advance of anything the Allies had even in the experimental phase, types like the Me 262, He 162, Me 163 and the Ar 234 could perform their combat sorties with relative impunity. However, paucity in numbers and unreliable jet engines eventually cancelled out any technological edge that these aircraft offered.… (more)
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Tyngdpunkten i denna bok ligger på Me 262 och övriga flygplan presenteras inte lika genomgående, men boken är lättläst och ger en intressant inblick i jetjaktplanens roll under kriget.
Lite mer statistik för att åskådliggöra deras inverkan hadde varit trevligt, likväl får man en ofta glömd historia berättad för sig och boken är klart läsvärd. ( )
  jerhult | Feb 26, 2014 |
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Weal, Johnmain authorall editionsconfirmed
Dahlgren, MikaelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The Third Reich's last ditch efforts to sweep the massed Allied bomber formations from the skies of Germany centred around the new crop of jet 'wonder weapons' that were issued to the Jagdwaffe from mid-1944 onwards. Far in advance of anything the Allies had even in the experimental phase, types like the Me 262, He 162, Me 163 and the Ar 234 could perform their combat sorties with relative impunity. However, paucity in numbers and unreliable jet engines eventually cancelled out any technological edge that these aircraft offered.

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