Combat Biplanes of World War II
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30.09.2015
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Pen And SwordSeitenzahl
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9781473874251
Aviation and maritime historian Peter C. Smith reveals how both Allied and Axis powers used World War I era aircraft in
Combat Biplanes of World War II.
The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of the world had moved on to monoplane aircraft for their front-line battle forces, both in bomber and fighter capacities. Yet despite this, many biplanes did still survive, both in front-line service and in numerous subsidiary roles, and not just as training machines but as fully operational warplanes. Thus in 1939, the majority of major European powers still retained some, albeit few, biplane aircraft.
Great Britain had the bulk of such obsolescent machines, including the Gladiator, Swordfish, Walrus, Vildebeeste and Audax, while the inferior Albacore, meant to replace the Swordfish, had yet to enter service. Germany still managed to conduct missions in which biplanes like the He.50, He.51, and Hs.120 excelled. Both France and Italy had active biplanes, Mussolini's Regia Aeronautica attaching great importance to the type as a fighter aircraft as late as 1941, while the Soviet Union also retained some machines like the Po-2 in front-line service right through the war and beyond. By the time Japan and the United States entered the war two years later, they had mainly rid themselves of biplanes but, even here, a few specialized types lingered on.
Combat Biplanes of World War II describes many of these gallant old warriors, representing the author's own personal selection from a surprisingly large range of aircraft that, despite all predictions, fought hard and well.
Combat Biplanes of World War II.
The era of the combat biplane is usually thought to have been between 1914 and 1938. By the outbreak of World War II, most of the advanced air forces of the world had moved on to monoplane aircraft for their front-line battle forces, both in bomber and fighter capacities. Yet despite this, many biplanes did still survive, both in front-line service and in numerous subsidiary roles, and not just as training machines but as fully operational warplanes. Thus in 1939, the majority of major European powers still retained some, albeit few, biplane aircraft.
Great Britain had the bulk of such obsolescent machines, including the Gladiator, Swordfish, Walrus, Vildebeeste and Audax, while the inferior Albacore, meant to replace the Swordfish, had yet to enter service. Germany still managed to conduct missions in which biplanes like the He.50, He.51, and Hs.120 excelled. Both France and Italy had active biplanes, Mussolini's Regia Aeronautica attaching great importance to the type as a fighter aircraft as late as 1941, while the Soviet Union also retained some machines like the Po-2 in front-line service right through the war and beyond. By the time Japan and the United States entered the war two years later, they had mainly rid themselves of biplanes but, even here, a few specialized types lingered on.
Combat Biplanes of World War II describes many of these gallant old warriors, representing the author's own personal selection from a surprisingly large range of aircraft that, despite all predictions, fought hard and well.
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