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Night Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45 by Jean-Louis Roba and Neil Page (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
ISBN-101636245544
ISBN-139781636245546
eBay Product ID (ePID)9071919180
Product Key Features
Book TitleNight Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1943-45
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Aviation
Publication Year2025
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJean-Louis Roba, Neil Page
Book SeriesCase Mate Illustrated Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
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Reviews...this one covers not only the progression of night fighting and the equipment used, but also the stories of the men who flew the planes.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume NumberCIS0058
Dewey Decimal940.544943
SynopsisFrom mid-1943, Allied bombing raids over Germany increased in number and severity. The Luftwaffe night fighter aces--using new technology and tactics--managed to cut short the winter 1943/44 raids over Berlin, but by March 1945 the Nachtjagd was in terminal decline. Fully illustrated, this account of the Nachtjagd, 1943-45, features pilots' accounts., "...this one covers not only the progression of night fighting and the equipment used, but also the stories of the men who flew the planes." -ModelingMadness.Com The week-long Allied bombing campaign against Hamburg in late July 1943 was not only hugely destructive but also had a significant impact on the German night fighter arm. From now on, the "boxes" of Kammhuber's "Raumnachtjagd" would be the starting point from which fighters would be led into the bomber stream as early as possible, a tactic dubbed "Zahme Sau." The night fighters had to quickly adopt new "freelance" procedures, and also found themselves increasingly engaged in daylight operations. These actions resulted in heavy losses--especially of experienced aces--which the Nachtjagd could ill afford and struggled to replace.The winter of 1943/44 saw a series of huge raids on Berlin. Although hard pressed, the Nachtjagd aces were still able to score some heavy tactical victories. Over a thousand RAF "Viermots" were shot down--more than double the expected losses--before the campaign was cut short. New night fighter aces emerged, often former transport and reconnaissance pilots, and the upward firing armament of the Bf 110s and Ju 88s could cut swathes through the "stream." However, by mid-1944, as the Allies advanced, the night fighter aces were forced into new roles, including ground-strafing armor and troop concentrations, a role for which they were clearly unsuited. A small number of Me 262 jets were deployed in a new NJG 11, but exclusively committed against the rapid twin-engined Mosquitos of the RAF's Light Night Striking Force. Heinkel He 219s were never available in significant numbers and prowling Mosquito intruders were an ever-present danger to Nachtjagd crews.While the surviving night fighter aces continued their defensive actions virtually every night, by March 1945 the Nachtjagd was in terminal decline. Of the 1,100 night fighter pilots and crew who claimed at least one victory, some 669 were lost, a casualty rate of around 74 percent.Fully illustrated and featuring newly translated personal accounts, this is a chronological account of the Luftwaffe night fighters in the second part of the war, covering major campaigns, the biographies of individual aces, and the details of their aircraft.
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