Peter de Jong Kari Stenman Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2 (Paperback)Another great item from Rarewaves USA | Free delivery!
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Peter de Jong Kari Stenman Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2 (Paperback). Author: Peter de Jong, Kari Stenman. Kari Stenman and Peter de Jong chart the history of the planes and their aces. Title: Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Although only built in modest numbers principally for the Dutch Air Force, the low-cost monoplane D.XXI fighter enjoyed its greatest success in combat with the Finnish Air Force. Further DetailsTitle: Fokker D.XXI Aces of World War 2 Condition: New Author: Peter de Jong, Kari Stenman Illustrator: Chris Davey, Mark Postlethwaite Contributor: Chris Davey (Illustrated by), Mark Postlethwaite (Illustrated by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 178096062X EAN: 9781780960623 ISBN: 9781780960623 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Genre: History Topic: Military History, Law & Politics Release Date: 04/20/2013 Description: Featuring stunning illustrations, this compact volume explores the early successes of the aircraft model and its aces. Although only built in modest numbers principally for the Dutch Air Force, the low-cost monoplane D.XXI fighter enjoyed its greatest success in combat with the Finnish Air Force. The Dutch D.XXIs saw less than a week of action following the German invasion of the west on 10 May 1940, with many of the country’s 28 fighters being destroyed on the ground. However, those that survived the initial onslaught inflicted losses on the Luftwaffe. By then, however, the D.XXI had found everlasting fame in Finland during the Winter War of 1939-40.Proving itself a real thorn in the side of the Soviets, the fighter, operating in primitive conditions and against vastly superior numbers, Finnish D.XXIs racked up an incredible score against the Red Air Force. The D.XXI also has the distinction of producing the first ‘ace in a single mission’ in World War 2, when then 1Lt Jorma Sarvanto shot down six Ilyushin DB-3 bombers on 6 January 1940.Kari Stenman and Peter de Jong chart the history of the planes and their aces. After spending a year providing home defence and flying coastal patrols during the early stages of the Continuation War in 1941, all surviving Finnish Fokker D.XXIs were relegated to the reconnaissance role, which they performed through to the end of hostilities in September 1944. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 248mm Item Length: 184mm Item Width: 7mm Item Weight: 360g Series: Aircraft of the Aces Release Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
