Air Combat 1945: The Aircraft of World War II's Final Year

by Donald Nijboer

The final year of World War II witnessed the decline of the piston-engine fighter and the beginning of the jet age. Taking to the skies were tried-and-true fighters, improved versions of old aircraft, and newly developed jets, including prototypes that flew for the first time just before the war ended.

Hundreds of photos chronicle these dynamic aircraft in Europe and the PacificIncludes American Mustangs, Thunderbolts, and Shooting Stars; British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811716066
• ISBN13: 9780811716062
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"