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The follow-on volume to Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 11 - Bf 109D/E Aces 1939-41, this book charts the story of the myriad aces who flew the later marks of Messerschmitt fighter through to VE-Day. As good as the Emil had been during the opening 18 months of the war, the aircraft was being progressively bettered in virtually all aspects of aerial combat by the Spitfire come 1941, so Messerschmitt updated and improved the breed, firstly with the introduction of the Friedrich and then the multi-variant Gustav.
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Joe Fruc
reviewed BF 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front on May 06, 2015 BF 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front
Tony Blackman's account of his experiences as a Vulcan bomber test pilot - something that he is well qualified to provide, having personally flown quite a few of the Vulcan's that were built, as well as his having been acquainted with many other test pilots. The chapters break his experiences down into different phases, including 'Developing the Vulcan Mk 1', 'Developng the Vulcan Mk 2' and Weapons and Operational Roles' amongst others. A chapter entitled 'Incidents and Accidents' is a summary of all major accidents affecting the Vulcan with details where these are available - clearly these are not Blackman's experiences but they do serve to illustrate what can happen when things go badly wrong, often with deadly consequences for many of the crew. The description of the testing is, to the layman, quite technical at times and is supported by numerous illustrations of aircraft instruments and Blackman's log books. There are several glossy pages of photos of Avro 707s and Vulcans, some in colour. The text is often quite illuminating, especially in the detail of interactions with management at Avro and, at times Smiths Industries of Cheltenham. It also highlights the difference in approach to test flying in the 1950s and 1960s to the approach now - the recent loss of an Airbus A400M shows that the life of a company test pilot is very dangerous - but I'd like to believe that things have improved a lot. A great book.
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Add BF 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front, The follow-on volume to Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 11 - Bf 109D/E Aces 1939-41, this book charts the story of the myriad aces who flew the later marks of Messerschmitt fighter through to VE-Day. As good as the Emil had been during the opening 18 months o, BF 109 F/G/K Aces of the Western Front to your collection on WonderClub |