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German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2

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German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2 - Scutts, Jerry
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Germany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, mainly due to Reichmashall Herman Goring's boast that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid 1940 the folly of this statement had been revealed and the first Luftwaffe nightfighter wing was formed. Their effectiveness was greatly enhanced by the creation of a radar chain stretching from Denmark to Switzerland. By 1942 the Luftwaffe was equiped with some 389 fighters fitted with advanced airbourne radar which helped to destroy hundreds of RAF ...

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German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2 1998, Osprey Publishing, London

ISBN-13: 9781855326965

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