Dornier

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284615X
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 written by Chris Goss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs – units employing these pioneering weapons enjoyed some success in the Mediterranean from the autumn of 1943. During the course of these operations the Do 217 became the first aircraft in military aviation history to deploy a precision-guided bomb in combat in the form of the 'Fritz X' radio-guided, free-fall weapon, which sank the Italian battleship Roma shortly after Italy capitulated in September 1943. The Do 217 served on all fronts, and was often used on anti-shipping strikes during the Battle of the Atlantic and against the Allied invasion fleet at Normandy. This versatile aircraft was also converted into a nightfighter, seeing action in the Defense of the Reich through to war's end. This highly illustrated study explores the design and development of the Do 217 and chronicles its use in the frontline as a strategic bomber, launch platform for first generation precision weapons, reconnaissance aircraft and nightfighter, among others.

Author : Robert Forsyth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472828992
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier Do 335 written by Robert Forsyth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dornier Do 335 was conceived as a high-speed, all-weather fighter, and represented the pinnacle of piston-engined aircraft design. The Do 335 was a big aircraft, weighing just over 10,000kg when laden with fuel, equipment, and pilot, yet powered by two Daimler-Benz DB 603 engines, it was capable of reaching a maximum speed of 750km/h at 6400 meters, making it the fastest piston engine aircraft produced in Germany during World War II. Some forty aircraft were built between late 1943 and the end of the war, and it was intended to deploy the type as a day fighter, bomber, night fighter, bad weather interceptor, and reconnaissance aircraft, all of which were intended to incorporate the latest armament, bomb sights, communications, and radar equipment, as well as an ejector seat. Featuring archive photography and specially commissioned artwork, this is the full story of the aircraft that the Luftwaffe hoped would turn the tide of the war.

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472829654
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2 written by Chris Goss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initially designed as a high-speed mail aeroplane and airliner, the Do 17 first made an appearance as a military aircraft in the Spanish Civil War, both as a bomber and in reconnaissance roles. In the early stages of World War II, it, together with the Heinkel He 111, formed the backbone of the German bomber arm over Poland, France, Belgium and the Low Countries, and saw action in almost every major campaign in this period. However, by the start of the Battle of Britain, the Do 17's limited range and small bomb load meant that it was ripe for replacement by the Ju 88. Though it performed well at lower altitudes, the model suffered heavy losses during raids, particularly during the Blitz and were increasingly phased out. This fully illustrated study uses detailed full-colour artwork and authoritative text from an expert author to tell the full operation story of one of Nazi Germany's best light bombers from the early years of World War II.

Author : Peter de Jong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472805712
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier Do 24 Units written by Peter de Jong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps the most seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor Dornier Do 24 served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat career of this remarkable aircraft for the first time in English. The German-built Do 24 was the Netherlands Navy's principal aerial asset during the Japanese invasion of the East Indies. While the survivors of that ordeal served in the Australian Air force, in occupied Holland and France production continued apace and the Do 24 equipped the German Air-Sea rescue service, whose crews loved and respected the machine. The type witnessed the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe over all the European seas, took part in the desperate evacuations of Wehrmacht troops on the Baltic in the face of the overwhelming Soviet advance, and was pressed out of service only with the withdrawal of Spanish Do 24s in 1969. This volume tells the long and eventful story of the faithful Do 24 in full.

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472846184
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 written by Chris Goss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs – units employing these pioneering weapons enjoyed some success in the Mediterranean from the autumn of 1943. During the course of these operations the Do 217 became the first aircraft in military aviation history to deploy a precision-guided bomb in combat in the form of the 'Fritz X' radio-guided, free-fall weapon, which sank the Italian battleship Roma shortly after Italy capitulated in September 1943. The Do 217 served on all fronts, and was often used on anti-shipping strikes during the Battle of the Atlantic and against the Allied invasion fleet at Normandy. This versatile aircraft was also converted into a nightfighter, seeing action in the Defense of the Reich through to war's end. This highly illustrated study explores the design and development of the Do 217 and chronicles its use in the frontline as a strategic bomber, launch platform for first generation precision weapons, reconnaissance aircraft and nightfighter, among others.

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1848324731
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book DORNIER Do 17–The Luftwaffe's 'Flying Pencil' written by Chris Goss and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first three years of the Second World War, the Dornier Do 17 was the Luftwaffe’s principal light bomber. Designed to be fast enough to outrun contemporary fighter aircraft, the Dornier helped to spearhead Germany’s Blitzkrieg as Hitler’s armies raced through Poland and then France and the Low Countries. Until its withdrawal to secondary duties in 1941, the Dornier Do 17 served in every theatre of war involving German forces. This included the invasion of the Balkans and Greece as well as the battle to capture Crete. After suffering heavy losses at the hands of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, the Do 17 was employed in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The Do 17 was withdrawn from frontline service later in 1941 but continued to be used by the German Air Force in various roles until the end of the war, including seeing service as a glider tug and in the defence of the Reich in 1944 as a night fighter. In this compilation of unrivalled images collected over many years, and now part of Frontline's new War in the Air series, the widespread deployment of the Dornier Do 17 is portrayed and brought to life.

Author : Chris Goss
Publisher : Red Kite / Air Research
ISBN 13 : 0954620143
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier 17 in Focus written by Chris Goss and published by Red Kite / Air Research. This book was released on 2005 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fotografisk bog om det tyske fly Dornier 17 og variationer heraf samt operationer med flyet på de forskellige fronter under den 2. verdenskrig.

Author : Djordje Nikolic
Publisher : Connoisseur's Books
ISBN 13 : 9788366673618
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dornier written by Djordje Nikolic and published by Connoisseur's Books. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Dornier aircraft in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1054 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1054 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786452803
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aircraft of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1945 written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most significant innovations in modern warfare has been the appearance and development of air power, a technology which demanded technical and financial investment on a whole new scale and which ultimately changed the fundamental nature of war itself. This book covers the history and development of the German air force from 1935 to 1945, with descriptions and illustrations of almost all of the Luftwaffe's airplanes, including fighters, jet fighters, dive-bombers, ground attackers, medium and heavy bombers, jet bombers, seaplanes, flying boats and carrier planes, transport and gliders, reconnaissance and training aircrafts, helicopters, and many futuristic projects and other rarities.