Beaufighter Aces of World War 2 (Aircraft of the Aces)

Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the Luftwaffe’s night ‘Blitz’ on Britain. Flown by specialised nightfighter squadrons â€" several of them elite pre-war Auxiliary Air Force units â€" it was the first nightfighter to be equipped with an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped, it combined the ability to ‘see’ the enemy at night with the devastating hitting power of four cannon and six machine guns. This book covers the exploits of the men who made ace in the Beaufighter and includes stunning original artwork together with first hand accounts of the action.

Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain, the pugnacious Bristol Beaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for the start of the Luftwaffe’s night ‘Blitz’ on Britain. Flown by specialised nightfighter squadrons – several of them elite pre-war Auxiliary Air Force units – it was the first nightfighter to be equipped with an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped, it combined the ability to ‘see’ the enemy at night with the devastating hitting power of four cannon and six machine guns. This book covers the exploits of the men who made ace in the Beaufighter and includes stunning original artwork together with first hand accounts of the action.

Om Beaufighter piloternes indsats under den 2.verdenskrig. Beaufighteren bliv indsat som den første natjager udstyret med en luftbåren radar. Besætningerne havde en stor andel i Luftwaffes natoffensiv i begyndelsen af 1941 ikke blev nogen succes I was vectored out 170 (degrees) and back 350 onto an enemy aircraft, and I sighted the enemy at about 16,000 ft.