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Eagles of the Luftwaffe: DFS 230 by Neil Page (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Designed during the mid-1930s, the DFS 230 entered service in 1939 and was operated throughout the war in every theatre where German forces were involved in the fighting. Eagles of the Luftwaffe: DFS 230 by Neil Page.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMortons Media Group
ISBN-101911704265
ISBN-139781911704263
eBay Product ID (ePID)14069259767
Product Key Features
Book TitleEagles of the Luftwaffe: Dfs 230
Number of Pages116 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicEurope / Germany, Military / Aviation
GenreHistory
AuthorNeil Page
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsI was really impressed with the many period photographs that supported the mission accounts from the start to the end of World War 2. This is a must-have book for the aviation historian and modeler., ...the author covers the design and development of the 230 along with its more interesting operations. Add to the readability of the book are a lot of period photos, including some in full color, that really add to the overall presentation. A book that I found interesting and I know you will enjoy reading it as well.
Number of Volumes20 vols.
Dewey Decimal940.544943
Synopsis"...the author covers the design and development of the 230 along with its more interesting operations. Add to the readability of the book are a lot of period photos, including some in full color, that really add to the overall presentation. A book that I found interesting and I know you will enjoy reading it as well." - ModelingMadness.Com When it came to daring raids, Germany's airborne troops had a secret weapon during the Second World War: the DFS 230 combat and assault glider. Successful German attacks at Eben Emael, Corinth, Crete and Gran Sasso are synonymous with the type - which could carry nine fully-equipped troops, dive towards its target at an angle of 80 degrees and land within 20m of it.It was also frequently used for freight and could quietly deliver up to 1,200kg of cargo, even into areas considered too difficult and hazardous for successful supply drops by conventional means. For particularly difficult landing areas, it could optionally be fitted with up to three machine guns.Designed during the mid-1930s, the DFS 230 entered service in 1939 and was operated throughout the war in every theatre where German forces were involved in the fighting. A DFS 230 was probably the last aircraft type to put down in the inferno of Hitler's encircled capital city just days prior to the dictator's suicide on April 30, 1945.The type could be towed into the air by almost any powered combat aircraft - from an He 111 bomber to a Bf 109 fighter - dropping its wheeled landing gear on take-off and touching down on a skid.More than 1,600 DFS 230s were built from 1939 to 1943 and up to a dozen are thought to survive today.In Eagles of the Luftwaffe: DFS 230, Luftwaffe historian Neil Page, author of the two-part Luftwaffe Fighters series from Tempest Books, explores and explains both the type's development and its service history., When it came to daring raids during the Second World War, the Luftwaffe's airborne troops, the Fallschirmjäger, had a secret weapon - the DFS 230 combat and assault glider. Éhen Émael, Corinth, Crete, Gran Sassa, Drvar and the Vercors are synonymous with the type - which could carry nine fully-equipped troops, dive towards its target at a steep angle and land within 20m of it. As a' Lastensegler' it was also frequently used for freight and could quietly deliver up to 1,200kg of cargo, even into areas considered too difficult and hazardous for successful supply drops by conventional means. For particularly difficult landing areas, it could optionally befitted with up to three machine guns. Designed during the mid-1930s, the DFS 230 entered service in 1939 and was operated throughout the war in every theatre where German forces were involved in the fighting. A DFS 230 was probably the last aircraft type to put down in the inferno of Hitler's encircled capital city just days prior to the dictator's suicide on April 30, 1945. The type could be towed into the air by almost any powered combat aircraft - from Dornier and Stuka bombers to venerable Heinkel biplanes - dropping its wheeled landing gear on take-off and touching down on a skid. Around 1,600 DFS 230s were built from 1939 to 1944 and up to a dozen are thought to survive today. Even though the DFS 230 was flown by some of the Third Reich's best aviators, there are no accounts in English that have told the full story of the type or related something of what it was to fly, fight and die in the DFS 230 - until now. In "Eagles of the Luftwaffe: DFS 230", Luftwaffe enthusiast Neil Page, author of the two-part Luftwaffe Fighters series from Tempest Books, describes both the type's development and its service history and explores the fates of its pilots.
