Arado Ar 234 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units
$51.85
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2020
Summary
Arado Ar 234: Blitz of the Skies
When the revolutionary twin jet-powered Arado Ar 234 first appeared in the skies over north-west Europe in the summer of 1944, it represented the state-of-the-art in terms of aeronautical and technical development.
The Ar 234 was a formidable aircraft – powered by Jumo 004Bs, the same engine used by the Me 262, and with a maximum speed of 735 km/h and range of 1600 km/h, it was very difficult for the Allies to ‘catch’. Here w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472844392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472844394 |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
| Author: | Robert Forsyth, Nick Beale, Janusz Swiatlon, Mark Postlethwaite |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 186mm x 12mm |
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About The Author
Robert Forsyth
Robert Forsyth has studied the history and operations of the Luftwaffe for many years. He is the author of several books on the subject, including over 30 for Osprey Publishing. He has also written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aeroplane, FlyPast, Combat Aircraft, Aviation News and AeroJournal magazines. He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.
Nick Beale is co-author of the widely acclaimed Air War Italy 1944-45: The Axis Air Forces from the Liberation of Rome to the Surrender. He was one of the first authors to use ULTRA material - deciphered German signals - in reconstructing the Luftwaffe’s activities.
Janusz Swiatlon, a veteran of service with the Polish Army’s 6th Pomorska Dywizja Powietrzno-Desantowa (an airborne unit) in the 1980s, is both an enthusiast of aviation historian and a military modeller. As an illustrator, he has created numerous colour aircraft profiles published in magazines and books by AF Editores, Kagero, Chevron, Stratus and other publishing houses, including Osprey. He lives in Krakow, Poland.
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