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Tempest Squadrons of the RAF
Chris Thomas
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Description for Tempest Squadrons of the RAF
Paperback. At the end of World War II, the Tempest V was pitted against the Luftwaffe's best. This title is for aviation enthusiasts, modellers, and anyone interested in World War II aerial combat. Illustrator(s): Thomas, Chris. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 b/w; 30 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
Hawker's charismatic Tempest V entered RAF service just in time to be the most successful counter to the V1 flying bomb assault on southern England in the summer of 1944. With more than 800 of the robot missiles to its credit, Tempest V units then crossed the Channel to lock horns with the best the Luftwaffe had to offer - Fw 190D-9s, Ta 152s, Me 262s and Bf 109G/Ks - achieving an impressive kill/loss ratio in aerial combat. With incredibly detailed aircraft profiles and exciting combat reports this title covers the full history of Tempest squadrons, from their initial ... Read more
Hawker's charismatic Tempest V entered RAF service just in time to be the most successful counter to the V1 flying bomb assault on southern England in the summer of 1944. With more than 800 of the robot missiles to its credit, Tempest V units then crossed the Channel to lock horns with the best the Luftwaffe had to offer - Fw 190D-9s, Ta 152s, Me 262s and Bf 109G/Ks - achieving an impressive kill/loss ratio in aerial combat. With incredibly detailed aircraft profiles and exciting combat reports this title covers the full history of Tempest squadrons, from their initial ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Combat Aircraft
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472814548
SKU
V9781472814548
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Chris Thomas
This will be Chris Thomas' third book for Osprey (the first being the highly successful ACE 27 Typhoon and Tempest Aces, followed by COM 86 - Typhoon Wings of 2nd TAF). He is the Air-Britain specialist on the Hawker Typhoon. Chris Thomas has had profile illustrations published in Air Enthusiast, Aeroplane Monthly, Flypast and Le Fana ... Read more
Reviews for Tempest Squadrons of the RAF
. . . a superb book on a type that often gets overlooked by aviation enthusiasts. Highly recommended. - Modeling Madness