Luchadores (GM II): libros - Royal Air Force (RAF)

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

Noche tras noche, durante seis años de guerra, los escuadrones del Mando de Bombarderos de la RAF bombardearon sin cesar las ciudades de la Alemania nazi en un esfuerzo decidido por doblegar al Tercer Reich.
Las tripulaciones y aeronaves de los bombarderos Harris se enfrentaban a algunas de las defensas más eficaces y letales que el mundo había visto hasta entonces. Para que el Mando de Bombarderos lanzara un ataque a máxima potencia sobre el Ruhr por la noche, e un ataque a baja altitud sobre un objetivo en la Europa ocupada por el enemigo durante el día, se requería una planificación exhaustiva.

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El autor Jonathan Falconer describe la compleja organización del Comando y la ciencia, la tecnología y la ingeniería que sustentaban cada incursión: ¿cómo se construían los aeródromos para bombarderos? ¿Cómo se entrenaba a las tripulaciones de los bombarderos? ¿Qué aeronaves pilotaban y qué armas utilizaban? ¿Cómo se organizaba el Comando? ¿Quién decidía qué bombardear? ¿Cómo se planificaba, ejecutaba y analizaba la efectividad de una incursión? ¿Cómo se localizaba a los 47.000 tripulantes aéreos desaparecidos? ¿Cómo se reparaban los bombarderos dañados?

Entre los útiles apéndices se incluyen un diario de guerra del Mando de Bombarderos que enumera los eventos clave de 1939 a 1945, los escuadrones y sus comandantes, un listado alfabético de aeródromos de bombarderos y ejemplos de órdenes de batalla de 1939, 1943 y 1945.
Completamente ilustrado con unas 300 fotografías, el Manual de Operaciones del Mando de Bombarderos ofrece una visión fascinante del funcionamiento de uno de los instrumentos más poderosos de la guerra del siglo XX.

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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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