Totally outnumbered throughout their short two-year sojourn in the Western Desert, the crack fighter pilots of the handful of Jagdgeschwader in-theatre fought an effective campaign in support of Rommel's Afrika Korps against the British and American forces.
Relying almost exclusively on the Luftwaffe's staple fighter of World War 2, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the battle-hardened aces used the aircraft's superior performance to achieve incredible scores against the Allies. Similarly, once pushed out of North Africa, these units continued to take the fight to the RAF and USAAF from makeshift bases in northern Italy.
By:
Jerry Scutts Illustrated by:
Chris Davey (Illustrator) Imprint: Osprey Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: No. 2 Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 378g ISBN:9781855324480 ISBN 10: 1855324482 Series:Aircraft of the Aces Pages: 96 Publication Date:17 October 1994 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Desert Jagdflieger/'Star of Afrika'/End of an Era/New Adversaries/Italian Debacle/Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika'/Appendices/Index
