num_pages: 128
description: A pictorial history of Hitlers fighter pilots that will be of great interest to aircraft modelers and aviation historians alike ( AMPS Indianapolis ).Military and aviation history enthusiasts have always been interested in the fighter pilots of Hitlers Luftwaffe. Around five hundred Luftwaffe fighter pilots were awarded the Knights Cross accumulating huge numbers of missions flown. A similar number achieved more than forty victoriesmore than the two leading USAF and RAF fighter pilots. Indeed some of their stories are extraordinary. Fighting from the Arctic Circle to the North African deserts from the Caucasus in the East to Normandy in the West the German fighter pilot flew and fought until he was shot down flown out wounded or killed in action. A handful survived from first to last.This first volume of Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe traces the story of the Luftwaffes day fighter arm (der Tagjagd) from its inception to 1942. Organized campaign by campaign this chronological account interweaves brief biographical details newly translated personal accounts and key moments in the careers of a host of notable and lesser-known Luftwaffe aces.
language: English
title: Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939–42
publisher: Casemate (Illustrated)