American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2 cover

Description

An illustrated description of the famous US Nightfighter aces and their planes.

The Americans lagged behind their European contemporaries in military aviation in the late 1930s, and it took the Battle of Britain to awaken America to the necessity of having aircraft that could defend targets against night-time attack by bomber aircraft. This book examines the numerous aircraft types that were used by the US in this role, beginning with the early stop-gap conversions like the TBM Avenger, Lockheed Ventura and the A-20 Havoc (P-70). It goes on to detail the combat history of the newer, radar-equipped Hellcats, Corsairs and Black Widows that were designed to seek out enemy aircraft and which registered most of the kills made by the Navy, Marine Corps and USAAF in 1944–45.

With full-colour profiles and rare photographs, this is an absorbing account of an underestimated flying force: the American Nightfighters.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Building the Nightfighter Programme
Chapter 2: Yanks in the RAF
Chapter 3: Pacific War Operations
Chapter 4: MTO Operations
Chapter 5: Black Widow in the ETO
Appendices

Product details

Published 20 Feb 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472801883
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 80 b/w; 32 col
Series Aircraft of the Aces
Short code ACE 84
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Warren Thompson

Warren Thompson has been an avid military aviati…

Author

Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's leading RAF rese…

Illustrator

Chris Davey

Chris Davey has illustrated more than 70 titles fo…

Illustrator

Mark Postlethwaite

Mark Postlethwaite was born in Leicestershire in 1…

Resources

Discover More

Visit our exclusive member's website to see artwork, maps, and more from this book.

Resources

Book Vote

Tell us what titles you would like to see published by Osprey, then vote for your favourites in our monthly book vote!

Related Titles

Sign up for Osprey membership for access to thousands of plane profiles, maps, battle scenes and more. Plus up to 30% off website purchases

Free UK delivery for orders £30 and over