French Aircraft 1939-42: Fighters, Bombers, Reconnaissance and Observation Types by Dominique Breffort soon to be presented for sale on the inspired BookLovers of Bath web site!
Published: Paris: Histoire & Collections, 2011, Paperback.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Drawings; Maps; Tables;
From the cover: Contrary to what was long believed and asserted, French Armée de IAir was not crushed on the first day of the German attack, on 10 May 1940. For aircraft, France did have and a lot! and in particular it did have pilots who fought, who even fought very bravely, especially if you take into account the equipment they were using, that subtle blend of out-of-date and therefore vulnerable machines and new, modern aircraft with all their teething troubles which not always corrected. This book, which is actually the reissue, very substantially increased, of volumes 7 and 8 of the Planes & Pilots series bearing the same title and published by Histoire & Collections in 2004-2005, provides a comprehensive overview of military aircraft of the crucial period in the history of the Armée de IAir extending from the beginning of World War II to the dissolution of the aviation of the Vichy regime. From Amiot to Potez, all fighters, bombers, reconnaissance and observation planes used by the Armée de IAir between 1939 and 1942, produced in France or purchased abroad, are presented by alphabetical order, supplemented by an overview presentation of the main prototypes built and flying before the end of hostilities but which circumstances prevented from being produced in series, even though this was planned and indeed sometimes already started.
Near Fine. Slightest rubbing to the tips of the wrappers otherwise a very well presented copy of an uncommon title.
160 pages. 11¾” x 9″.
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