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Informationen zum Autor Edward Young , a retired financial executive, has written many books on aviation and military history including American Aces Against the Kamikaze (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 109). He lives with his wife in Seattle. Jim Laurier , a native of New England, has been commissioned to paint for the U.S. Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. Gareth Hector , an international digital artist and aviation history enthusiast, completed the battle scene and cover artwork. Klappentext The Vought Corsair was the first American single-engine fighter to exceed four hundred mph, establishing dominance over the Mitsubishi Type Zero-sen with a kill ratio greater than ten to one. The Ki-84 Hayate was introduced by the Japanese specifically to counter this growing American dominance of the skies over the Pacific. Built in greater numbers than any other late-war Japanese fighter, nearly three thousand were completed between 1944 and 1945. This volume examines the clashes between the Corsair and Ki-84 in the closing stages of the war, revealing how Corsair pilots had to adapt their techniques and combat strategies to account for these newer types, which proved harder to shoot down. It also reveals how the eventual six-to-one kill rate was largely driven by the reduced quality of Japanese fighter pilots due to the high casualty rates inflicted on the Japanese Air Force during the air battles over the Solomon Islands. The combats between the Vought F4U Corsair and the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Allied reporting name 'Frank') in the closing months of World War II were battles between one of America's premier fighter aeroplanes and the product of Japan's effort to introduce fighters that could match American qualitative superiority. Zusammenfassung An illustrated account of the combats in the closing months of World War II between one of America's premier fighter aeroplanes and the product of Japan's effort to introduce fighters that could match American qualitative superiority. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Design and Development Technical Specifications The Strategic Situation The Combatants Combat Statistics and Analysis Aftermath Further Reading Index ...
