Description
Book SynopsisAllied Fighters 1939–45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II. 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, 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 the air war in Europe is covered. The guide features fighters from throughout World War II, including early models, such as the Morane Saulnier MS.406C.1, Hawker Hurricane Mk I and Fokker D XXI, and the most advanced fighters of the period, such as the Lavochkin La-7, P-51K Mustang and Gloster Meteor Mk I.The book also covers aircraft that were used for air-to-air combat (Supermarine Spitfire), ground attack (P-47 Thunderbolt), bomber escort (P-51B Mustang), night defence (Bristol Beaufighter) and photographic reconnaissance (P-38 Lightning).
Packed with more than 200 profiles and dozens of archive photographs of every major Allied fighter aircraft, Allied Fighters 1939–45 is a core reference volume for modellers and World War II aviation enthusiasts.
Table of Contents1. Polish Air Force
2. Norway/Netherlands/Belgium
3. Armee de l’Air
4. RAF Advanced Air Striking Force
5. RAF Fighter Command
6. RAF Desert Air Force
7. Soviet V-VS
8. RAF Fighter Command
9. RAF 1st Tactical Air Force
10. RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force
11. US 8th Air Force
12. US 9th Air Force
13. US 12th Air Force
14. US 15th Air Force
15. RAF Fighter Command
16. RAF Coastal Command and FAA
17. Soviet V-VS
18. Minor airforces (Brazil, Italian co-belligerent, Greece etc)
Appendices
Orders of battle, glossary, terminology, total production numbers.
Index
