Blenheim Squadrons of World War 2

Informationen zum Autor Jon Lake is one of Britain's leading aviation journalists/historians, and secretary of the Freelance Aviation Journalists' Association. He has written a range of books for Osprey, including the well-received Combat Aircraft volumes on the Blenheim and the Halifax. Klappentext Built in large numbers in the years leading up to World War 2, Bristol's Blenheim saw use as both a fighter and bomber thanks to its high speed in relation to the biplane types it was then replacing. Aside from its work as the staple medium RAF bomber from 1939 through to 1942, Blenheims also served as pioneer radar-equipped nightfighters in 1940/41 and long-range patrol aircraft with Coastal Command. Obsolete in Europe by the end of 1940, the Blenheim continued to serve as a frontline bomber in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Far East well into 1943. Zusammenfassung This volume on the Bristol Blenheim includes interviews with aircrews who describe the tactics used in combat with Blenheims. Scale drawings of the fighter and bomber variants are presented and there is a section on uniforms as worn by Blenheim aircrew. Inhaltsverzeichnis Genesis of the Blenheim 'Phoney War' and Blitzkrieg On the Offensive Fighter Command Coastal Command Middle East and Mediterranean Blenheims East of Suez Appendices

Product details

• Authors: Jon Lake, Lake Jon
• Assisted by: Mike Chappell (Illustration), Chappell Mike (Illustration), Chris Davey (Illustration), Iain Wyllie (Illustration), Wyllie Iain (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.07.1998
• EAN: 9781855327238
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-723-8
• No. of pages: 106
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Combat Aircraft; Osprey Combat Aircraft; Combat Aircraft; Osprey Combat Aircraft
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, History of engineering and technology, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of engineering & technology, Air forces and warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Aircraft and aviation, Aircraft: general interest, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air