Allied Bombers 1939-45 The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide

by Christopher Chant

The Essential Aircraft Identification Allied Bombers offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied bomber aircraft during World War II in the European theatre. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including unit markings, unit organization, numbers of aircraft flown by campaign and exhaustive specifications for each model. The book is arranged first by country and then chronologically by campaign so that every aspect of bomber warfare is covered. The guide features bombers from throughout World War II, including early models, such as the French Breguet 693, Belgian air force Fairey Battle and British Whitley Mk I, right up to those aircraft that contributed to the final defeat of Germany, such as the Soviet Ilyushin Il-10, American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the British Lancaster GR Mk III. The bomber had a variety of combat roles, and the guide features aircraft that were used for daylight raids over Europe (such as the B-24 Liberator), night raids (the Vickers Wellington), maritime operations (the Consolidated Catalina), ground support (the Tupolev Tu-2) and coastal command (the Lockheed Hudson). Packed with 200 colour profiles and dozens of archive photographs of every major Allied bomber aircraft, The Essential Aircraft Identification Allied Bombers is an key reference for modellers and World War II aviation enthusiasts.

Genres: World War II, Aviation, Reference, Aircraft, Military History, Military Fiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2008

About the author

Christopher Chant is a successful writer on modern military matters, and has a substantial number of authoritative titles to his credit. Military history, and the history of military aviation in particular have long been his passion. Having been part of the editorial team on Purnell's best-selling 'History of the First World War' and 'History of the Second World War', he became a full-time writer and editor in 1974, working extensively on military and aviation subjects. He is also a regular contributor to specialist journals.