Sea Eagles Volume Two: Luftwaffe Anti-Shipping Units 1942-1945 (Luftwaffe Colours)
Chris Goss - Sea Eagles Volume Two: Luftwaffe Anti-Shipping Units 1942-1945 (Luftwaffe Colours)
Classic Publications | 2006 | ISBN: 1903223563 | English | 100 pages | PDF | 36.16 MB
Classic Publications | 2006 | ISBN: 1903223563 | English | 100 pages | PDF | 36.16 MB
The Luftwaffe's maritime role ranged from anti-shipping operations and U-boat liaison and transport duties across great expanses of open ocean, to coastal reconnaissance and short-range patrols. Among the aircraft types featured in the two volumes which make up this series are: the Arado Ar 196A, Dornier Do 24, Blohm und Voss BV 138, Heinkel He 115, Ju 88, four-engined Fw 200 Condors and He 177s and the Do 217s used by KG 30/40/100. This volume also include studies of some of the more interesting weaponry used by German bomber units operating in such a role, such as the Rheinstahl PC 1400 X Fritz X radio-guided bomb and the Henschel 293 rocket-driven remotely-controlled stand-off missile used against destroyers in the Mediterranean. Alongside the photographic content, much of which is previously unpublished, and color artworks, the books also include first-hand reminiscences from Luftwaffe pilots of the era.