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Ia dralsia na Po-2. 'Nochnye ved'maki' [I fought in a Po-2. Night Witches]
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Save 15%This book is about real men – the pilots and navigators of the famous Po-2 (U-2) ‘crop duster’ aircraft. Operating this plane didn't require exceptional skills or abilities during initial flight training; after all, it wasn't a fighter or a long-range bomber. However, the tasks the crews had to perform demanded immense personal courage and complete dedication. As one veteran recalled: ‘The U-2 was treated with derision, but we were used mercilessly.’ The crews of these aircraft flew missions in virtually any weather conditions, when no other type of aircraft could take off. They flew bombing missions, day and night reconnaissance, dropped and landed scouts, supplied encircled troops and partisans, evacuated the wounded, and performed liaison and transport flights f
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This book is about real men – the pilots and navigators of the famous Po-2 (U-2) ‘crop duster’ aircraft. Operating this plane didn't require exceptional skills or abilities during initial flight training; after all, it wasn't a fighter or a long-range bomber. However, the tasks the crews had to perform demanded immense personal courage and complete dedication. As one veteran recalled: ‘The U-2 was treated with derision, but we were used mercilessly.’ The crews of these aircraft flew missions in virtually any weather conditions, when no other type of aircraft could take off. They flew bombing missions, day and night reconnaissance, dropped and landed scouts, supplied encircled troops and partisans, evacuated the wounded, and performed liaison and transport flights for command personnel.
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Data sheet
- Author
- Drabkin Artem
- Publisher
- EKSMO
- ISBN
- 9785699248605
- Format
- Hardcover
- Year Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 320
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This book is about real men – the pilots and navigators of the famous Po-2 (U-2) ‘crop duster’ aircraft. Operating this plane didn't require exceptional skills or abilities during initial flight training; after all, it wasn't a fighter or a long-range bomber. However, the tasks the crews had to perform demanded immense personal courage and complete dedication. As one veteran recalled: ‘The U-2 was treated with derision, but we were used mercilessly.’ The crews of these aircraft flew missions in virtually any weather conditions, when no other type of aircraft could take off. They flew bombing missions, day and night reconnaissance, dropped and landed scouts, supplied encircled troops and partisans, evacuated the wounded, and performed liaison and transport flights f