At first glance it looks like a joke - two bombers fused into one aircraft. But the Luftwaffe had a serious reason, and it ...
In 1942, American bomber formations were getting shredded by head-on Luftwaffe attacks, so the US tried an extreme solution: turning bombers into gunship escorts. From the YB-40 to the XB-41, this is ...
On Sept. 7, 1940 — 80 years ago tonight — the German air force launched a massive series of attacks on London that would go on for 56 of the next 57 days and nights. The plan was to destroy the Royal ...
Previously published in two vols as: Fighters of the Luftwaffe. 1993 - Bombers of the Luftwaffe. 1994. Omnibus ed. first published: 1997.
Because of its ability to attack targets that were hundreds of miles away from its airbases in England, the bombers of World War II were vital assets to the Allied war effort. Tasked with the ...
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