Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841762623
Publisert
2001-06-29
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
478 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128
Om bidragsyterne
Arguably the finest profile artist in the business. John Weal's love of German aircraft in particular makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He illustrated the Finnish aces volume in the Aircraft of the Aces series. Kari Stenman is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable authority on the Finnish Air Force in World War 2, having written over a dozen books on the subject since the late 1960s. The co-author of the successful Aircraft of the Aces volume on Finnish fighter pilots, he runs his own publishing company in Finland.
Finland's premier fighter squadron during World War 2, Lentolaivue 24 (Flying Squadron 24) first saw action during the bloody Winter War of 1939-40, when the Soviet Red Army launched a surprise attack on the small Scandinavian country - the squadron enjoyed great success against numerically superior opposition. LLv 24 was once again in the thick of the action following the outbreak of the Continuation War in June 1941. Easily the air force's most successful fighter unit, LLv 24 claimed 877 kills, and its pilots won five direct and two indirect Mannerheim Crosses (Finland's highest military award) out of a total of 19 presented to all Finnish soldiers. Most top aces also scored the bulk of their kills flying with this unit.
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The Finns produced some of World War II's best fighter pilots. This title lists aces and unit strengths, bases flown from, COs, combat losses and award winners and focuses on LLv 24 - the fighter unit that claimed 877 kills.
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CHAPTER ONE
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER TWO
WINTER WAR
CHAPTER THREE
FINNISH OFFENSIVE
CHAPTER FOUR
STATIONARY WAR
CHAPTER FIVE
SOVIET OFFENSIVE
APPENDICES
COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY
INDEX
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Illustrated throughout with photographs and detailed aircraft profiles, this book tells the story of the Finnish air force's most successful fighter unit.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841762623
Publisert
2001-06-29
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
478 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128