During mid-to-late 1944, the German military became increasingly concerned that the USAAF was about to deploy high-flying Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers over Europe and decided to take urgent action. The Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) or German Air Ministry produced a set of specifications for a new fighter aircraft propelled by a single turbojet engine that would be capable of tackling the new threat. All the largest German aircraft manufacturers were called upon to put forward designs for this ‘Emergency Fighter Competition’. The winning design would be expected to not only take on the B-29 but also defeat high-altitude fast piston-engine types such as the British de Havilland Mosquito and the Lockheed P-38 Lightning too.
Название: Secret Luftwaffe Emergency Fighters 1944-45
Автор: Walter Meyer
Издательство: Independently published
Год издания: 2016
ISBN: 1520226071
Формат: PDF (conv)
Страниц: 48
Язык: english
Размер: 10,3 МБ
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