A01=Ron MacKay
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Ron MacKay
automatic-update
Better Fortune
Bomber
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBWQ
Category=JWCM
Category=JWMV
Category=JWMV3
Category=NHWL
Category=NHWR7
COP=United States
Deadly Weapon
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Destroyer
Effectively Drive
eq_bestseller
eq_history
eq_isMigrated=0
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Fighter
Generally Weak
Home Defense
Initial Operations
Language_English
Messerschmitt Bf
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Night Fighter Function
PA=In stock
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
Raf Bomber Command
Rationale
softlaunch
Twin Engine
Twin-engine Fighter
Warfare
WWII
Product details
- ISBN 9780764356728
- Weight: 880g
- Dimensions: 229 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Aug 2019
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
The concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationale behind the creation of the Messerschmitt Bf 110. Initial operations during 1939–40 seemed to justify its existence, but the generally weak level of aerial opposition bred a false sense of security among the aircrews that was thoroughly blunted during the Battle of Britain. Better fortune attended the Zerstörer's (Destroyer) operational career when utilized in two alternative ways. First, it proved a steady platform for ground-attack duties, given its heavy cannon and machine gun battery. Even more effective was the switch to a night fighter function, where it proved a deadly weapon along with its Ju 88 contemporary in Germany's Home Defense against the nocturnal operations launched by RAF Bomber Command. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.
Ron Mackay’s literary career in WWII aviation history has spanned four decades, with coverage of the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, and USAAF being completed in almost equal measure.
