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2nd Tactical Air Force Volume 4

2nd Tactical Air Force Volume 4

Squadrons, Camouflage Markings, Weapons and Tactics 1943-45

by Christopher Shores
Hardback
Publication Date: 26/02/2009

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This superb new book completes the in-depth analysis of the 2nd TAF's operations from its initial formation in 1943 through to the ultimate defeat of Germany in May 1945. The informative text is interspersed with rare personal accounts from pilots as well as mini-biographies and specialist text boxes on key missions. This fourth volume includes detailed coverage of areas such as camouflage and markings and ordnance systems as carried by the wide range of aircraft deployed by 2nd TAF, and which supplements much of the material in the first three volumes.The authors have uncovered a significant amount of rare and previously unpublished material which will delight modellers around the world. Meticulous listings of all wings, commanding officers, bases and squadrons are provided, along with brief histories of each. There is also a dedicated section on Group Support Units and Repair Units, as well as a valuable section on tactics used by 2nd TAF arranged by type and role. Supplemented by fabulous colour artwork throughout, and rare pilots' albums, this is essential volume for all military aviation enthusiasts.
ISBN:
9781906537012
9781906537012
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
26-02-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Crecy Publishing
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
176
Dimensions (mm):
303x226x18mm
Weight:
1.11kg
Christopher Shores

Christopher Shores lives in Dorset and is a prolific and much acclaimed writer on military aviation history, now working at the head of a formidable team of dedicated researchers, each an expert in their own right.

In this particular volume he has been able to call on the resources of Giovanni Massimello (Italian), Russell Guest (Australian), Frank Olynyk (American), Winfried Bock (German) and Andy Thomas, to give as complete a picture as is possible of the struggle for supremacy in the desert skies.

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