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4.0 out of 5 stars
Killing in the night sky,
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This review is from: Night intruder: A personal account of the radar war between the RAF and Luftwaffe nightfighter forces (Hardcover)
Early in World War II, Jeremy Howard-Williams became a pilot in the Royal Air Force and joined the new night fighter force. This is his account of how radar altered the air combat environment during the war.
He flew with both 604 Squadron, the pioneers of night fighting, and with the RAF's Fighter Development Unit, which tested the latest products of the laboratories in combat. He flew in British, American, and captured German aircraft and used every type of airborne radar. He tested new equipment by flying "intruder" sorties over Germany. The personal side of the night war comes through in abundant excerpts from his diary. The technical side of radar development is well told in the narrative, with clear diagrams of radar coverage and scope displays. He compared British advances with the contemporary Luftwaffe measues. The book successfully combines reminiscence and history. Though it lacks the precision and detail of a formal military history, it is entertaining and instructive. -30- |
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Night intruder: A personal account of the radar war between the RAF and Luftwaffe nightfighter forces by Jeremy Howard-Williams (Hardcover - 1976)
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