Samolotów bojowych (2 WŚ): książki - Royal Air Force (RAF)

RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual (1939-1945) : Insights into the Organisation, Equipment, Men, Machines and Tactics (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Przez sześć lat wojny, noc po nocy, dywizjony bombowe RAF-u bombardowały miasta nazistowskich Niemiec w zdeterminowanej próbie obalenia Trzeciej Rzeszy.
Załogi i samoloty Bomber Harris stanęły naprzeciw siebie, stając przed jednymi z najskuteczniejszych i najskuteczniejszych systemów obronnych, jakie świat widział do tej pory. Aby Bomber Command mogło przeprowadzić nocny nalot na Zagłębie Ruhry z maksymalną siłą, czy też atak z małej wysokości na cel w okupowanej przez wroga Europie w ciągu dnia, wymagało to ogromnego nakładu planowania.

Strony książki "RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual (1939-1945) : Insights into the Organisation, Equipment, Men, Machines and Tactics"

Autor Jonathan Falconer opisuje złożoną organizację Dowództwa oraz naukę, technologię i inżynierię stojącą za każdym nalotem: jak budowano lotniska bombowe? Jak szkolono załogi bombowców? Jakimi samolotami latali i jakiej broni używali? Jak zorganizowano Dowództwo? Kto decydował, co zbombardować? Jak planowano, przeprowadzano i analizowano jego skuteczność nalotu? Jak odnaleziono 47 000 "zaginionych" członków załogi? Jak naprawiano uszkodzone bombowce?

Przydatne dodatki obejmują dziennik wojenny dowództwa bombowców, w którym wymienione są najważniejsze wydarzenia z lat 1939-1945, eskadry i ich dowódcy, lotniska bombowe od A do Z oraz przykładowe rozkazy bojowe z lat 1939, 1943 i 1945.
Bogato ilustrowany około 300 fotografiami podręcznik operacyjny dowództwa bombowców daje wciągający wgląd w działanie jednego z najpotężniejszych narzędzi wojny XX wieku

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British Aircraft of the Second World War

This unique book, now republished, was the first of its kind to be published on British aircraft of the Second World War. Aviation enthusiasts and aero-modellers can see British aircraft as they really were, through magnificently reproduced colour photographs.

Each of the 49 types of aircraft is accompanied by a brief 'biography' together with tables of the most important marks and their specifications, engine, span, length, height, weight, crew number, maximum speed, service ceiling, normal range and armament.
There is also a section on British aircraft in action, which includes accounts of outstanding exploits by the pilots of different types. John Frayn Turner, the well-known aviation author, has chosen the pictures and provided the text.

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Aircraft Salvage in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

Large collection of rare photographs, many never previously published, covering the work of RAF and civilian salvage squads during the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and beyond.
The images depict losses across Britain, both RAF and German, during this period. Each picture tells its own story, and is fully captioned with historical detail. The author is covering a topic that has rarely been examined in this detail.

Each section has a short introduction and the images include those of shot down aircraft, including relatively intact machines, badly damaged/destroyed wreckages, photographs of pilots and other related illustrations.
All images are from the author's unique collection of wartime photographs of Luftwaffe losses, collected from a variety of sources across some thirty-five years of research.

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Fighters Under Construction in World War Two - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

A wide variety of military fighter aircraft were developed and utilized during the course of the Second World War. Development was dictated by the imperatives of war, and the World War II saw fighter combat on a larger scale than any other conflict to date.

This book profiles some of the most important fighter aircraft employed during the conflict, such as the iconic Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, Bristol Beaufighter and De Havilland Mosquito, charting the developmental course of each craft in turn.
The book works to illustrate the skill and initiative of the engineers who designed and created such aircraft, as well as the pilots who went on to fly them. This is a vivid account of the development and exploits of some of the most important fighter aircraft employed during one of the most pivotal periods of military and aviation history.

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