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Titolo: Mosquito Mayhem
Condizione: Nuovo
SubtÃtulos: de Havilland's Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII
EAN: 9781399085069
ISBN: 9781399085069
Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation
Formato: Tascabile
Data di pubblicazione: 16/12/2021
Description: The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about 50 yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second we were through the cloud of dirty yellowish-brown smoke and into the blackness beyond. I shall never forget the spontaneous reaction of both my pilot and myself. We turned our heads slowly and looked long and deep into one anothers eyes - no word was spoken - no words were needed.The Mosquito was probably World War IIs most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of first-hand accounts from many of the twoman crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators. It portrays the dramatic experiences of flying in its many roles as pathfinder, night fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, precision bombing and low-level ground attack aircraft. It describes many of the RAFs most audacious raids on prime but difficult targets where carpet bombing by heavy bombers was likely to be ineffective and cause unnecessary casualties to civilians. It is a remarkable record of the aircraft and the men that flew them.
Lingua: inglese
Paese di origine: GB
Altezza: 234mm
Lunghezza: 156mm
Autore: Martin W Bowman
Genere: Law & Politics
Title Format: Paperback
Anno di pubblicazione: 2021
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