Air Combat 1945
The Aircraft of World War II's Final Year
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2015
- Category
- World War II
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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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