Kari Stenman

Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces

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The MS.406 was an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern fighter in the Armée de l'Air inventory. Although comparable to the British Hurricane and early models of the German Bf 109, it was outclassed when flown against the more powerful, and faster, Bf 109E. With little or no protection (no armour or self-sealing tanks), the MS.406 sustained heavy losses during the Battle of France. Too lightly armed, and fitted with unreliable weaponry, the French fighter struggled to down German bombers. It therefore comes as no surprise that on… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Ehrengardt, Christian-Jacques / Davey, Chris (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-78200-343-4
EAN: 9781782003434
Produktnummer: 17920964
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 96 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 14'621 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 80 b/w; 32 col

Über den Autor

Kari Stenman is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable authority on the Finnish Air Force in World War 2, having written over a dozen books on the subject since the late 1960s. The co-author of the successful Aircraft of the Aces volume on Finnish fighter pilots, he runs his own publishing company in Finland.