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Allied Bombers 1939-45

By: Amber Books

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Amber Books)

Last Stocked on 8/13/2023

Product Info

Title
Allied Bombers 1939-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Chris Chant
Publish Year
2008
Pages
192
Dimensions
7.75x9.75x.75"
NKG Part #
2147959266
Type
Hardcover

Description

The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Allied Bombers offers a highly-illustrated guide to Allied bomber aircraft during World War II in the European theatre. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including unit markings, unit organization, numbers of aircraft flown by campaign and exhaustive specifications for each model.

The book is arranged first by country and then chronologically by campaign so that every aspect of bomber warfare is covered. The guide features bombers from throughout World War II, including early models, such as the French Breguet 693, Belgian air force Fairey Battle and British Whitley Mk I, right up to those aircraft that contributed to the final defeat of Germany, such as the Soviet Ilyushin Il-10, American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the British Lancaster GR Mk III.

The bomber had a variety of combat roles, and the guide features aircraft that were used for daylight raids over Europe (such as the B-24 Liberator), night raids (the Vickers Wellington), maritime operations (the Consolidated Catalina), ground support (the Tupolev Tu-2) and coastal command
(the Lockheed Hudson).

Packed with 200 color profiles and dozens of archive photographs of every major Allied bomber aircraft, The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide: Allied Bombers is an key reference for modelers and World War II aviation enthusiasts.