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History World War Ii

Air Combat 1945

The Aircraft of World War II's Final Year

by (author) Donald Nijboer

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Initial publish date
Sep 2015
Category
World War II
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780811716062
    Publish Date
    Sep 2015
    List Price
    $33.50

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Description

The final year of World War II witnessed the decline of the piston-engine fighter and the beginning of the jet age. Taking to the skies were tried-and-true fighters, improved versions of old aircraft, and newly developed jets, including prototypes that flew for the first time just before the war ended.

Hundreds of photos chronicle these dynamic aircraft in Europe and the PacificIncludes American Mustangs, Thunderbolts, and Shooting Stars; British Tempests, Spitfires, and Gloster Meteors; German Fw 190s, Bf 109Ks, and Messerschmitt Me 262s; Japanese Ki 100s, Raidens, and Tojos; and many moreIdeal reference for military history fans, scholars, and modelers

About the author

Donald Nijboer is co-author, with photographer Dan Patterson, of Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors, Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions and Cockpits of the Cold War. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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