Spitfire Dive-Bombers Versus the V2: Fighter Command's Battle with Hitler's Mobile Missiles

Spitfire Dive-Bombers Versus the V2: Fighter Command's Battle with Hitler's Mobile Missiles

by Bill Simpson
Spitfire Dive-Bombers Versus the V2: Fighter Command's Battle with Hitler's Mobile Missiles

Spitfire Dive-Bombers Versus the V2: Fighter Command's Battle with Hitler's Mobile Missiles

by Bill Simpson

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Overview

On 8 September 1944 the first of over 1,000 V2 missiles aimed at southern England exploded in west London. It had been launched from a wooded street corner in Den Haag in the Netherlands. Fighter Command was responsible for defending Britain from air attack and thus Air Marshal Roderic Hill countered the threat by using six squadrons of Spitfires from 12 Group bases in Norfolk to discover and then dive-bomb the mobile V2 launch sites scattered throughout the Dutch towns and countryside. This was no easy task as the missiles were well camouflaged and often positioned adjacent to dwellings occupied by civilians. The RAF was under orders to cause minimum damage to Dutch property and life, therefore precision bombing became a necessity. This is a full account of the campaign including discussions of the strategy and tactics employed and the equipment used and it also considers the effect upon Dutch civilians. It draws upon the experiences of sixteen Allied pilots, ground crew and the Dutch who were at the receiving-end of the attacks.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473818484
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/31/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 258
File size: 8 MB

Table of Contents


Acknowledgements     vii
Foreword   Air Marshal Clifford R. Spink CB CBE FCMI FRAeS RAF (Rtd.)     xi
Introduction     xiii
The Rockets Uncovered     1
A Shaky Start     32
Into the Groove     62
Shortening Days     91
A Hard Winter     112
Liquid Oxygen     147
The Bombing of Bezuidenhout     167
'VII Kaput     182
Endings...and Beginnings     209
Postscript     235
1 Roll of Honour     237
Target Photograph - The Hague     239
Squadron Strengths, 31 December 1944     240
Squadron Strengths, 31 March 1945     243
Map     247
Bibliography     248
Index     251
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