Christopher Goss is a serving officer in the Royal Air Force whose fascination with military aviation began in his youth. His writing draws deeply from this lifelong passion, offering readers a unique perspective on the world of flight and its human element. Goss explores the technical intricacies and the profound personal experiences intertwined with aerial combat and exploration.
The Fw 200 Condor first made an appearance over Norway in April 1940. Able to attack shipping directly, or to guide U-Boats to their prey the Condor scored its first major success when it crippled the liner Empress of Great Britain. Packed with photographs, this is the history of one of the unsung types to take to the skies during World War 2.
A comprehensive list of all the Luftwaffe personnel who achieved the status of Ace and who flew in the summer of 1940.
This illustrated study charts the development and combat history of the units that saw combat with the Dornier Do 217, one of the Luftwaffe’s workhorse bombers during World War II.
An excellent reference source for modellers and war gamers.
The main German bomber at the start of the invasion of the Soviet Union
Unusual and rarely-seen images taken from aircraft gun cameras
Illustrated throughout with detailed artwork, this book examines the Do 17, also known as the Flying Pencil, a common and feared sight in the European skies, including over southern England during the Battle of Britain.
The story of the Luftwaffe's only long range maritime fighter unit - V Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 40 (V/KG40) - and its battles against the Royal Air Force (RAF), the US Army Air Force (USAAF) and the US Navy (USN) in the skies above the Bay of Biscay. Using personal accounts from both German and Allied survivors from July 1942 onwards, Bloody Biscay relates the initial tribulations of the unit and its battles against overwhelming odds to its eventual annihilation over the Normandy beaches in June 1944. Comprehensive appendices detail the unit's commanding officers, known aircrew, all of its 109 known 'kills' matched to Allied losses and the 88 combat losses of the unit with the details of who shot those aircraft down. The twenty-six aircraft lost in accidents and further aircraft interned in Spain are also listed. Containing nearly 200 photographs, the vast majority of German origin, Bloody Biscay will give the reader a graphic insight into V/KG40's aircraft, crews and 'kills' .
The iconic German fighter of the Second World War examined through its service in the latter years of the Second World War.