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Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang

- Europe 1944?45
Af: Robert Forsyth Engelsk Paperback

Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang

- Europe 1944?45
Af: Robert Forsyth Engelsk Paperback
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Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannons. However, in the P-51, fitted with the Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin engine and drop tanks, the USAAF finally had a fighter that had the ‘legs’ to escort its heavy bombers deep into Reich airspace and back. If flown to its strengths, the P-51 was more than capable of taking on the feared Me 262 on an equal footing, despite the differences in power and top speed. Indeed, the Mustang proved to be the Luftwaffe fighter arm’s nemesis. When the P-51D sortied over Germany from the summer of 1944 onwards, it shredded through the ill-trained and depleted Gruppen of the Luftwaffe’s defence wings.
This book examines the two fighters in detail, exploring their history and development and containing accurate descriptions of the combats between the P-51 Mustang and the Me 262 in what were some of the most bitter and large-scale aerial actions fought over Europe in 1944–45.

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Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannons. However, in the P-51, fitted with the Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin engine and drop tanks, the USAAF finally had a fighter that had the ‘legs’ to escort its heavy bombers deep into Reich airspace and back. If flown to its strengths, the P-51 was more than capable of taking on the feared Me 262 on an equal footing, despite the differences in power and top speed. Indeed, the Mustang proved to be the Luftwaffe fighter arm’s nemesis. When the P-51D sortied over Germany from the summer of 1944 onwards, it shredded through the ill-trained and depleted Gruppen of the Luftwaffe’s defence wings.
This book examines the two fighters in detail, exploring their history and development and containing accurate descriptions of the combats between the P-51 Mustang and the Me 262 in what were some of the most bitter and large-scale aerial actions fought over Europe in 1944–45.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 80
ISBN-13: 9781472829559
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1472829557
Kategori: 1940 til 1949
Udg. Dato: 26 dec 2019
Længde: 6mm
Bredde: 247mm
Højde: 185mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 26 dec 2019
Forfatter(e): Robert Forsyth
Forfatter(e) Robert Forsyth


Kategori 1940 til 1949


ISBN-13 9781472829559


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 80


Udgave


Længde 6mm


Bredde 247mm


Højde 185mm


Udg. Dato 26 dec 2019


Oplagsdato 26 dec 2019


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC