Confounding the Reich: The RAF's Secret War of Electronic Countermeasures in World War II
Martin W. Bowman
On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group of RAF Bomber Command was formed. The object was to consolidate the various squadrons and units that had been fighting a secret war of electronics and radar countermeasures, attempting to reduce the losses of the heavy bombers - and their hard pressed crews - in Bomber Command. This secret war involved the use of air and ground radar’s, homing and jamming equipment, special radio and navigational aids, and intruding night-fighters to seek out and destroy their opposite numbers, the Ju 88s and Bf 110s of the Nachtjägdgeschwader who defended the night skies of the Third Reich with ever increasing success.
The book contains many first-hand accounts from pilots and crew and provides a fascinating record of 100 Group's wartime history.
The book contains many first-hand accounts from pilots and crew and provides a fascinating record of 100 Group's wartime history.
Categorie:
Anno:
2005
Casa editrice:
Pen & Sword Aviation
Lingua:
english
Pagine:
224
ISBN 10:
1844151247
ISBN 13:
9781844151240
File:
AZW3 , 2.78 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2005