Beaufighter Aces Of World War 2

Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain the pugnacious BristolBeaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for thestart of t... » 

Entering service at the end of the Battle of Britain the pugnacious BristolBeaufighter was deployed in numbers by Fighter Command just in time for thestart of the Luftwaffe8217s night 8216Blitz8217 on Britain. Flown byspecialised nightfighter squadrons 8211 several of them elite prewarAuxiliary Air Force units 8211 it was the first nightfighter to be equippedwith an airborne radar as standard. Thus equipped it combined the ability to8216see8217 the enemy at night with the devastating hitting power of fourcannon and six machine guns. This book covers the exploits of the men who madeace in the Beaufighter and includes stunning original artwork together withfirst hand accounts of the action. «