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TYPHOON/TEMPEST ACES OF WORLD WAR 2
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| By: |
Chris Thomas |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1855327791 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781855327795 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
15 September, 1999 |
| Series: |
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. No. 27 |
| Pages: |
96 |
| Description: |
Originally designed as an interceptor, Hawker's mighty Typhoon made a name for itself in the ground attack role. The follow-on Tempest V destroyed 638 V1s and 20 Me 262s in the final year of the war. This volume includes many scale drawings, archival photographs and interviews with leading Aces. |
| Synopsis: |
Hawker Typhoon and Tempest - two aircraft types with widely differing reputations. The former was a technical nightmare redeemed as a ground attack machine, whilst the latter proved to be the most superlative low and medium level fighter to see service with the RAF, and arguably any air force, during the latter stages of World War 2. With 246 enemy aircraft destroyed by the Typhoon and 239 by the Tempest, over 40 aces flew one or both types in combat, and men like 'Foob' Fairbanks and Johnny Baldwin attained double-figure scores with the Hawker fighters. |
| Illustrations: |
40 colour and 100 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |