Vliegtuigen (WO 2) - Duitsland: boeken - Luftwaffe (3/4)

Der Zweite Weltkrieg war eine absolute Hochzeit der Militärentwicklung. Zu Anfang des Krieges flogen in vielen Streitkräften noch Doppeldecker am Ende standen einsatzbereite Strahlflugzeuge zur Verfügung. Und dieser enorme Technologiesprung vollzog sich in nur etwas mehr als fünf Jahren.

Der Historiker Alexander Lüdeke, erfolgreicher Autor im Bereich Militär- und Luftfahrtgeschichte, legt hier einen ansprechend bebilderten und hervorragend recherchierten Band zu sämtlichen deutschen Kampfflugzeugen von 1935-1945 samt Tabellen und Dreiseitenrissen vor, von Dornier über Focke-Wulf bis hin zu Messerschmitt.

One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself.

This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.

An overview of the helicopters developed in Germany between 1928 and 1945. Among the makers of these unusual aircraft were Focke-Wulf, Flettner and Wiener-Naustädter.

Describes the design and use of the German Flettner Fl 282 helicopter.

Gliders formed a special category of aircraft within the Luftwaffe. While other aircraft types were used for many years, as a rule gliders were conceived for short service lives, in some cases just a single mission.
The purpose of the glider, most of which were built using the simplest materials, was to deposit soldiers and materiel behind enemy lines undetected.

In this book the various types used by the Luftwaffe in World War II, and their development are described in detail - from military gliders for a few soldiers to large-capacity gliders capable of transporting tanks. Covered are the following types:
- DFS 230
- Gotha Go 242, Go 244 and Go 345 / Ka 430
- Messerschmitt Me 321 and Me 323
- Junkers Ju 322.

This rarely presented topic is shown in its uses as personnel, assault and equipment transport. "German Gliders in WWII" presents following gliders:
- DFS 230 and DFS 331
- Gotha Go 242 and Go 345
- Mimetall Ka 430
- Messerschmitt Me 321
- Junkers Ju 322.