THE RAF'S AIRCRAFT IN JUNE 1944. Operation Neptune. D-Day Landings, WW2, Bowyer

Description: AIRCRAFT FOR THE MANY A DETAILED SURVEY OF THE RAF'S AIRCRAFT IN JUNE 1944 MICHAEL J. F. BOWYER PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1995 1st edition. 24 x 16 cm. 320 pp. HB/DJ 'Don't worry about the aircraft overhead. They will be ours.' That confident prediction came from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Forces, on the eve of the D-Day landings in Normandy. He had every right to sound confident. If Operation Neptune was to succeed, air superiority was crucial, and a massive operation was under way. In the 24 hours of 6 June 1944 some 14,600 sorties were flown by Allied aircraft, involving around 40,000 aircrew, and the RAF were at the forefront of the action. Operation Neptune was by far the most extensively and skilfully planned military operation in history, and involved unprecedented inter-service and international co-operation. But while many books have been written about the events of D-Day as a whole, Aircraft for the Many is the first to focus specifically on the R.A.F.'s awesome contribution to the day's events, the success of which launched the run-in to victory in Europe. The result of years of meticulous research by the author, the book provides a squadron by squadron, aircraft by aircraft breakdown of the RAF's operational involvement during the liberation of northern Europe. Every aspect is covered, from the mighty aerial armadas of bombers attacking coastal gun batteries to the lone Air-Sea Rescue Walrus amphibian plucking ditched airmen from the English Channel. Aircraft types are presented in their respective categories, their development and activities recorded in immense detail. Michael Bowyer - author of Aircraft for the Few, which features the RAF's struggle for air supremacy in 1940 - has an unrivalled knowledge of Second World War aircraft. AIRCRAFT FOR THE MANY A DETAILED SURVEY OF THE RAF'S AIRCRAFT IN JUNE 1944 MICHAEL J. F. BOWYER PATRICK STEPHENS LIMITED 1995 First edition 'Don't worry about the aircraft overhead. They will be ours.' That confident prediction came from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Forces, on the eve of the D-Day landings in Normandy. He had every right to sound confident. If Operation Neptune was to succeed, air superiority was crucial, and a massive operation was under way. In the 24 hours of 6 June 1944 some 14,600 sorties were flown by Allied aircraft, involving around 40,000 aircrew, and the RAF were at the forefront of the action. Operation Neptune was by far the most extensively and skilfully planned military operation in history, and involved unprecedented inter-service and international co-operation. But while many books have been written about the events of D-Day as a whole, Aircraft for the Many is the first to focus specifically on the R.A.F.'s awesome contribution to the day's events, the success of which launched the run-in to victory in Europe. The result of years of meticulous research by the author, the book provides a squadron by squadron, aircraft by aircraft breakdown of the RAF's operational involvement during the liberation of northern Europe. Every aspect is covered, from the mighty aerial armadas of bombers attacking coastal gun batteries to the lone Air-Sea Rescue Walrus amphibian plucking ditched airmen from the English Channel. Aircraft types are presented in their respective categories, their development and activities recorded in immense detail. Michael Bowyer - author of Aircraft for the Few, which features the RAF's struggle for air supremacy in 1940 - has an unrivalled knowledge of Second World War aircraft. 24 x 16 cm. 320 pp. Fine condition, like new. Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.

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