Yakovlev Aces of World War 2 - Couverture souple

Livre 9 sur 96: Aircraft of the Aces

Mellinger, George

 
9781841768458: Yakovlev Aces of World War 2
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1841768456 ISBN 13 : 9781841768458
Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This book focuses on the Soviet aces who scored all, or most of their victories in the Yak, drawing information from official unit histories and memoirs of the Soviet pilots themselves.

The Yak-1 entered Soviet service in 1941, one of three modern types of aircraft accepted for production just prior to the German invasion of the USSR. Despite initial shortcomings, it soon proved to be the thoroughbred of the Soviet Airforce. Indeed, it remained in production until the end of the war, modernized but fundamentally recognizable. By VE-day about 33,100 Yakovlev fighters had been built.

Virtually all Soviet fighter regiments flew at least one variety of Yak for a time, including those which gained their fame identified with other aircraft, and consequently many pilots known as Airacobra or Lavochkin aces also scored victories with the Yak. Many other famous aces were exclusively ‘Yak patriots’, including the French Normandie pilots.

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À propos de l?auteur

George Mellinger is a specialist in Russian aviation history living in the United States. He is an associate of the Russian Aviation Research Group-Air Britain and a member of the Twin Cities Aero Historians. He is working on major studies of Soviet Air Force organisation and of Soviet aces. This is his third volume for Osprey.

Jim Laurier is a native of New Hampshire. He graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, in 1978 and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since, completing assignments in a wide variety of fields. Jim has a keen interest in military subjects, both aviation and armour, and is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.

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Éditeur
Osprey Publishing
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1841768456
ISBN 13 
9781841768458
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Styling Mark, Postlethwaite Mark
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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