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The striking appearance of Luftwaffe's Mistel Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original fire and forget' weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify. This book draws on a wealth of first-hand reports and revealing contemporary photographs to tell the full, strange story of the Mistel units. They were the product of a remarkable mix of desperation and innovation, and were actually grounded in a pre-war, non-military practise the mounting of one aircraft atop another was initially conceived to extend the ranges of passenger and mail-carrying aircraft. But as early as 1942, German planners saw the potential for use as a guided missile, and by the end of the war, the sight of a Ju-88 lashed to a BF 109 or FW 190 fighter bearing down on an Allied target was not as rare as one might expect. This is a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design and development, through the first deployments at D

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Design and Development /Operations over Normandy /Operations over Northwest Europe /Iron Hammer and Dragon’s Lair /Operations against the Oder bridges /Appendices

Luftwaffe Mistel Composite Bomber Units

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert Forsyth, Jim Laurier

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/09/2015
      ISBN13: 9781472808462, 978-1472808462
      ISBN10: 1472808460
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The striking appearance of Luftwaffe's Mistel Composite attack aircraft might seem ridiculous to modern eyes, but employed correctly, these original fire and forget' weapons were devastatingly effective, as Allied sources testify. This book draws on a wealth of first-hand reports and revealing contemporary photographs to tell the full, strange story of the Mistel units. They were the product of a remarkable mix of desperation and innovation, and were actually grounded in a pre-war, non-military practise the mounting of one aircraft atop another was initially conceived to extend the ranges of passenger and mail-carrying aircraft. But as early as 1942, German planners saw the potential for use as a guided missile, and by the end of the war, the sight of a Ju-88 lashed to a BF 109 or FW 190 fighter bearing down on an Allied target was not as rare as one might expect. This is a comprehensive account of the Mistel units, from their design and development, through the first deployments at D

      Table of Contents
      Design and Development /Operations over Normandy /Operations over Northwest Europe /Iron Hammer and Dragon’s Lair /Operations against the Oder bridges /Appendices

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