Hors Serie Avions No 50

HORS-SERIE AVIONS No 50: DERIVES & VICTOIRES - TOME II.

A much-awaited continuation of our HS AVIONS No. 36 (unfortunately out of print), this book gives, like the previous one, a glimpse of the victories painted on the fins and rudders of day-hunting planes (Tagjagd) and night-time hunting. (Nachtjagd) German between 1939 and 1945. A practice strongly encouraged by the staffs, the Third Reich has always tried to encourage emulation among its airmen. Nineteen German chasers, including some of the Luftwaffe's most iconic pilots, are featured in this Special Series featuring no less than 185 photos - some unpublished - and 24 color profiles: Hans Troitzsch, Johannes Gentzen, Frank Liesendahl, Wilhelm Balthasar, Otto Bertram, Joachim Müncheberg, Karl-Heinz Koch, Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben, Felix-Maria Brandis, "Fiffi" ??Stahlschmidt, Franz-Josef Beerenbrock, Heinrich Setz, Walter "Gulle Oesau, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, Heinrich Bartels, Fritz Dinger, Martin Drewes, Egmont zur Lippe-Weissenfeld and Ludwig Meister.

Authors: Philippe Saintes, Christophe Cony.

Publisher: Editions Lela Presse

Description: 

• 96 pages, Paperback, A4 size
• 185 photos, 24 colour profiles, tables.
• Text in french.

Condition: NEW COPY.

Shipping weight: 500 gr.

Tags: LUFTWAFFE