Carl Molesworth Knihy

Pozornost je v tomto svazku soustředěna na stíhací letouny. P-40 Warhawk zasáhly poprvé do bojů druhé světové války nad Čínou, kde byly jejich nejčastějšími protivníky japonské Nakadžimy Ki-43 Oscar. Autor popisuje vznik a vývoj obou těchto letadel .... Z anglického vydání „Duel 8: P-40 Warhawk vs Ki-43 Oscar. China 1944-45“ v Osprey Publishing Ltd. Midland House, West Way, Botley, Oxford 2008 přeložil Mgr. Martin Čížek. První vydání.

Kniha vypráví o životě stíhače, jehož brilantní výkony ve dvou válkách jsou dnes již legendární. Autor nastoupil k letectvu roku 1940. S 28 sestřelenými německými letouny se stal nejlepším americkým esem evropského bojiště. Válka v Koreji pro Gabbyho znamenala přechod na proudové stroje a sestřelení 6,5 MiGu.

The narrative chronicles the extraordinary life of Francis Gabby Gabreski, a legendary fighter pilot whose military career spanned World War II and Korea. Born to Polish immigrants, Gabreski overcame early setbacks to achieve remarkable success, becoming the top ace of the 8th Air Force in Europe. His story includes harrowing experiences as a POW and later triumphs in Korea, where he achieved ace status in both propeller and jet aircraft. With personal insights and photographs, Gabreski's tale is a testament to resilience, faith, and family, promising to inspire new generations.

The moving biography of Lt. Col. William Norman Reed, a World War II fighter ace who fought with the Flying Tigers and died in defense of the nation he loved.

Although the P-40 and the Bf 109 both joined the air war over North Africa at nearly the same time in early 1941, the venerable German fighter was already fully sorted with a combat career dating back to 1937 in Spain, while the American fighter was making its combat debut in the hands of the RAF's Desert Air Force. Both aircraft were low-wing designs powered by a single liquid-cooled engine of roughly the same output, but there the similarities ended. The Bf 109 was small and agile, capable of operating at high altitudes. The P-40's weight and engine limited it to middle-altitude operations, but it was more manoeuvrable than the Bf 109 and extremely capable in the fighter-bomber role. In typical encounters, Bf 109 pilots would climb above a formation of P-40s and then dive into battle, seeking to maintain the initiative and a speed advantage. The P-40 pilots would respond by trying to turn into the attack. The tide turned in the autumn of 1942, by which time USAAF P-40 squadrons had joined the fight in time for the final Allied push from El Alamein and the Operation Torch landings in Morocco.

With the threat of war in Europe growing by the day, the US Army Air Corps brass wanted a modern fighter that would combine the sterling handling qualities of the P-36 with a boost in performance that would make it competitive with the new types emerging in Germany and England, and the generals... číst celé

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