A book on the Luftwaffe? Explore here illustrated books on the history, types and construction of aircraft from Germany from World War II (4/4).
War Prizes - Captured German, Italian and Japanese Aircraft of WWII
This book is a meticulously researched review of the many German, Italian and Japanese aircraft taken to Allied countries or flown by the Allies during or after the Second World War. The hsitory of these captured aircraft has been extensively researched and the book is copiously illustrated by an unrivalled selection of around 500 photographs, gleaned from around the world.
The book's chapters are devoted to chronological themes describing the individual histories of each aircraft and the units which flew them in the USA or France or in specific theatres of war, with a final chapter covering the use made of aircraft in other countries. Coverage includes civilian aircraft and sailplanes as well as military types; post-war production of German designs and details of surviving aircraft in museums. Appendices and indexes cover designation and marking systems, information sources and other useful background.
The UK chapters include coverage of RAF Farnborough, 1426 (EA) Flight, individual squadrons, experimental organisations and manufacturers, the ATAIU in Malaya and the little-known Gremlin Task Force. US chapters deal with evaluation at Wright Field, Freeman Field and in Europe by Watson's Whizzers, by the US Navy TAIC at Anacostia, ATAIUs in Australia and the Phillippines and many individual units. The book also includes the most complete record published of British 'Air Min' and USAAF 'FE' and 'T2' aircraft numbering systems.
This new edition of an acclaimed title first published nearly thirty years ago has been fully revised and updated. The opportunity has been taken to use modern technology to improve the quality of the images and many new photos uncovered since the original publication have been included.
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Author:
Phil Butler
Details:
352 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 3.2 cm / 11 x 8.5 x 1.26 in, hardback
Illustrations:
500+ b&w and colour photos
Publisher:
Crecy Publishing (GB, 2022)
ISBN:
9781800352629
War Prizes - Captured German, Italian and Japanese Aircraft of WWII
The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war. Learning about the Luftwaffe became a significant effort once the conflict broke out in Europe. From defectors with German aircraft to battlefield trophies and combat crew reports, the race to understand German aero technology took on sometimes heroic proportions.
After the war, German technology infused American aerospace developments in many ways: German ribbon parachutes were evaluated for high-speed bailouts; sweptwing leading edge slat technology benefited the F-86 Sabre; overall comprehension of sweptwing benefits to fast jet aircraft was validated; pulse jet V1s and supersonic V2 rockets boosted American drone weapon, ballistic missile, and space exploration efforts.
In this volume Frederick A. Johnsen traces that path of discovery.
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Author:
Frederick A. Johnsen
Details:
304 pages, 24 x 16 x 2.9 cm / 9 x 6.3 x 1.14 in, hardback
Wings of the Luftwaffe - Flying the Captured German Aircraft of World War II
During more than two decades of uninterrupted flying Eric 'Winkle' Brown enjoyed the most extraordinary career of any test pilot and no pilot has a logbook with list a greater variety of aircraft types flown. The first naval officer to head the élite Aerodynamics Flight at the world renowned Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, `Winkle` Brown fulfilled his childhood ambition to fly German aircraft. Indeed, he was to fly no fewer than fifty-five individual German aircraft types, ranging from such exotic creations as the push-and-pull Dornier Do 335 and the remarkable little Heinkel He 162 Volksjager to the highly innovative combat types that were entering the inventory of the Luftwaffe shortly before the demise of Germany's Third Reich. 'Winkle' Brown also interrogated many of the leading German wartime aviation personalities, such as Willy Messerschmitt, Ernst Heinkel, Kurt Tank and Hanna Reitsch.
From his unique knowledge of German aviation, 'Winkle' Brown has selected the most important and most promising aircraft employed by the Luftwaffe and those evolved for that air arm in Germany during World War II - the true wings of the Luftwaffe. He describes their background and characteristics, and together with over 200 photographs, colour profiles and sectional drawings provides an in-depth assessment of the contribution made to the annals of military aviation in the late 1930s and early 1940s by an aircraft industry that proved itself truly second to none in ingenuity.
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Author:
Captain Eric Brown
Details:
288 pages, 30.5 x 21.5 x 2.5 cm / 12 x 8.5 x 0.98 in, hardback
Illustrations:
over 200 b&w photos, 35 illustrations in colour
Publisher:
Hikoki Publications (GB, 2010)
Series:
Hikoki
ISBN:
9781902109152
Wings of the Luftwaffe - Flying the Captured German Aircraft of World War II
No airforce in the Second World War would make more use of captured planes than the Luftwaffe. With this in mind, Jean-Louis Roba has undergone a considerable amount of work in tracking down hundreds of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe and illustrating their uses, careers and eventual fates.
The book examines the full history of foreign planes in the Luftwaffe, from its inception in the prewar years to the end of the Second World War. More than just an account of the Luftwaffe's use of captured aircraft, the book debunks myths about how prepared the Germans were for war in 1939, and shows how important even such an unreliable source of supplies as captured planes would become to the Luftwaffe.
Translated into English for the first time, Roba's investigative work is supported by over a hundred pictures of the planes themselves, and gives a rare opportunity to see British and American planes repainted in German colours and symbols.
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Author:
Jean Louis Roba
Details:
224 pages, 24.5 x 16.5 x 2.1 cm / 9.7 x 6.5 x 0.83 in, hardback
Berühmte Flugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 - Berichte eines Testpiloten
This book is truly something special: It was written by the then Chief Pilot of the Royal Navy, Eric Brown, who flew and evaluated 55 different captured German aircraft shortly after the end of the war. Through his contacts with German designers, Brown obtained extensive background material. The result is this book, in which the development, characteristics and technology of the most famous German aircraft are described.
The vivid descriptions, photos and meaningful cross-sections make the book a must for anyone interested in German aircraft of the Second World War.
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Author:
Eric Brown
Details:
258 pages, 24 x 21 cm / 9 x 8.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:
238 b&w photos, 32 drawings
Publisher:
Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2011)
ISBN:
9783613039414
Berühmte Flugzeuge der Luftwaffe 1939-1945 - Berichte eines Testpiloten
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