This volume is the first of its type to be devoted exclusively to the Zerstörer day fighter aces, spanning the war years from Poland to the defence of the Reich. Although Messerschmitt's single-engined Bf 109 has received most of the plaudits for achieving virtual air superiority over Europe in 1939-40, the exploits of the manufacturer's twin-engined Bf 110, the Ju 88 and the Me 410 Zerstörer in the first year of the war also make for very impressive reading. Indeed, on the eve of World War 2 a posting to a Bf 110 unit was considered to be the best career move available in the Luftwaffe.
ISBN: | 9781855327535 |
Publication date: | 1st May 1999 |
Author: | John Aviation authorartist Weal |
Illustrator: | John Aviation authorartist Weal |
Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 106 pages |
Series: | Aircraft of the Aces |
Genres: |
Air forces and warfare European history Second World War Modern warfare Weapons and equipment History: specific events and topics |