Meteor I vs V1 Flying Bomb 1944

Name: Meteor I vs V1 Flying Bomb 1944
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ISBN: 9781849087063

ISBN-10: 1849087067

ISBN-13: 9781849087063

Edition: 2012

Authors: Donald Nijboer, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector

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The V1 attack on London began on the night of 13/14 June 1944 from bases in Normandy. On 29 March 1945 the last one to fall on Britain was shot down by gunners in Suffolk. A total of 10,500 missiles were launched, of which 3957 were destroyed by the defences - 3531 reached England, 2420 falling in the London area. No fewer than 6184 people were killed and 17,981 seriously injured. Indeed, it could have been much worse, for by the end of the war the Germans had manufactured close to 32,000 flying bombs. The defences put forward to guard against the V1 were formidable - 23,000 men and women with their guns, radar and communications networks were installed on coastal sites. Squadrons of…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 10/23/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.24" wide x 9.76" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

by Donald Nijboer; photography by Dan Patterson; foreword by Air-Vice Marshal Ron Dick, RAF (ret.)



Introduction


Chronology


Design and Development


Technical Specifications


The Strategic Situation


The Combatants


Combat


Statistics and Analysis


Aftermath


Further Reading


Index