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Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Engelsk
Bogcover for Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces af Nicholas Millman, 9781780962955
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780962955
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1780962959
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 nov 2015
Størrelse i cm:
23,3 x 18,5 x 0,8
Oplagsdato:
20 nov 2015
Forfatter(e):
Paperback 2015
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The story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2.

The former, codenamed ''Tony'' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan''s doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100.

This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
96
ISBN-13:
9781780962955
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1780962959
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
20 nov 2015
Størrelse i cm:
23,3 x 18,5 x 0,8
Oplagsdato:
20 nov 2015
Forfatter(e):
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