Luftwaffe Fighter-Bombers Over Britain: The Tip and Run Campaign 1942-43- Chronicles the air war above Britain from March 1942 to June 1943 and includes in-the-cockpit accounts from German and British pilots - Assesses offensive and defensive tactics - Incorporates hundreds of rarely seen photos As the Battle of Britain came to a close, the Luftwaffe began arming its single-engine fighters with bombs and using them instead of bombers for many daylight raids against shipping and coastal installations, railways, fuel depots, and other military and civilian objectives. The fighter-bombers also launched unopposed attacks against London and numerous other cities and towns across England. Known as "tip and run" attacks, these raids had a detrimental effect on British morale. |
Contents
Acknowledgements 7 | 7 |
Glossary and Abbreviations 8 | 8 |
Foreword 11 | 11 |
Introduction 15 | 15 |
Chapter 1 Origins of Tip And Run 17 | 17 |
Chapter 2 Birth of the Jabo 25 | 25 |
Chapter 3 The Liesendahl Process 57 | 57 |
Chapter 4 The New Offensive 71 | 71 |
Appendix 2 Pilots of 13 10Jagdgeschwader 2 November 194116 April 1943 296 | 296 |
Appendix 3 Pilots of 10Jagdgeschwader 26 10Jagdgeschwader 54 March 1942April 1943 297 | 297 |
Appendix 4 Executive Officers of I II IV Schnellkampfgeschwader 10 MarchJune 1943 298 | 298 |
Appendix 5 Jabo losses suffered by Jagdgeschwader 2 1941April 1943 300 | 300 |
Appendix 6 Losses suffered by 10Jagdgeschwader 26 10Jagdgeschwader 54 March 1942April 1943 303 | 303 |
Appendix 7 Daytime losses suffered by IIIZerstörergeschwader 2 Schnellkampfgeschwader 10 Northwest Europe November 19426 June 1943 305 | 305 |
Appendix 8 Confirmed tip and run attacks March 1942June 1943 309 | 309 |
Appendix 9 Graph of confirmed tip and run attacks March 1942June 1943 322 | 322 |
Chapter 5 Butcher Birds and Rats 93 | 93 |
Chapter 6 New Tactics and Weapons 135 | 135 |
Chapter 7 Worse to Come 163 | 163 |
Chapter 8 Changes 197 | 197 |
Chapter 9 The Final Throes 233 | 233 |
Postscript 287 | 287 |
Appendix 1 Jabostaffeln SeptemberDecember 1940 295 | 295 |
Appendix 10 Luftflotte 3 Einzelmeldung for 20 January 1943 323 | 323 |
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Other Books in the Series | 338 |
Back Cover | 353 |
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