The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940
The Battle of Britain Pocket Manual 1940

Author: Chris McNab

Publisher: Casemate

Published: 2020-04-09

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1612008704

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A guide detailing the training and operations for the British pilots, ground crew, and anti-aircraft gunners during the World War II battle. In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young RAF pilots took off every day, ready to defend British skies against large-scale Luftwaffe raids. “The Few” were young, but they were trained and determined. Eighty years on, the last of the pilots to fly in the Battle of Britain are feted, and their part in World War II is widely remembered. This pocket manual covers the training that these young pilots would have had, and the air combat tactics they were taught to use against the German raiders. It also covers the role of the ground crews, control and command systems, anti-aircraft defenses, and radar and raid detection.

Supermarine Spitfire Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions
Supermarine Spitfire Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: Air Ministry

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 193532747X

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The epitome of grace, beauty and design, the Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most deadly fighters of WWII. The Spitfire prototype, designed by Supermarine¿s Chief Designer R.J. Mitchell, first flew in 1936. By the time the Battle of Britain began in earnest, nineteen Spitfire squadrons were available to the RAF. Their pilots were most often tasked with engaging Luftwaffe fighters, including the Bf-109. With its superior maneuverability, it proved more than a match. This pilot¿s flight operating handbook, for the Model IIa and IIb, was originally produced by the Royal Air Force during World War II. It has been slightly reformatted but is reproduced in its entirety. It provides a fascinating view inside the cockpit of one of history¿s great planes.

RAF Fighter Squadrons in the Battle of Britain
RAF Fighter Squadrons in the Battle of Britain

Author: Anthony Robinson

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13:

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Fortæller om den første større kamp om luftoverlegenhed mellem to nationer set på basis af forholdene ved de engelske jagereskadriller, hvis pilotstyrke og udrustning udviste store variationer fra det autoriserede, og hvis kamperfaring var ringe i forhold til modstandernes.

The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain

Author: James Holland

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 1114

ISBN-13: 1429919418

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A groundbreaking new account of the Battle of Britain from acclaimed Cambridge historian James Holland The Battle of Britain paints a stirring picture of an extraordinary summer when the fate of the world hung by a thread. Historian James Holland has now written the definitive account of those months based on extensive new research from around the world including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the battle. If Britain's defenses collapsed, Hitler would have dominated all of Europe. With France facing defeat and British forces pressed back to the Channel, there were few who believed Britain could survive; but, thanks to a sophisticated defensive system and the combined efforts of the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the defiance of a new Prime Minister, Britain refused to give in. From clashes between coastal convoys and Schnellboote in the Channel to astonishing last stands in Flanders, slaughter by U-boats in an icy Atlantic and dramatic aerial battles over England, The Battle of Britain tells this epic World War II story in a fresh and compelling voice.

GET THAT FIGHTER
GET THAT FIGHTER

Author: Anon

Publisher: Naval & Military Press

Published: 2016-10-07

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 9781783312399

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"Restricted" manual dated November 1, 1943, published by the Army Air Forces, for the instruction of air gunners. Extensive information for air gunners on bombers, with diagrams, on how to shoot down enemy aircraft, both German and Japanse. The manual also includes several double pages, each devoted to a different type of enemy aircraft, showing locations of the pilot, the fuel tank, oxygen tanks, oil tanks, and other targets.