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The Fw 200 Condor first made an appearance over Norway in April 1940, flying with the unit that eventually become synonymous with it: Kampfgeschwader 40. As the war in the west progressed and German forces advanced, French airfields opened up, allowing the Condor to fly around the United Kingdom and out into the Atlantic, where it rapidly established itself as one of the key menaces to Allied shipping. Able to attack shipping directly or to guide U-boats to their prey, the Condor scored its first major success when it crippled the liner Empress of Great Britain.
But the tables were to turn on the "Scourge of the Atlantic" as mechanical failures induced by their harsh operating environment and changes in Allied tactics began to take a toll. Since it was vulnerable to aerial attack, the deployment of Allied carriers and their associated fighters combined with the introduction of more long-range maritime patrol aircraft, exposed the Condor's deficiencies. Packed with rare first-hand accounts, profile artwork, and photographs, this is the history of one of the unsung types that took to the skies during World War II.
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Chris Goss is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer who has studied the 1939-45 air war over northern Europe for many years, specializing in Luftwaffe air operations. He has an amazing collection of original wartime material from his extensive correspondence with veterans. Chris has written more than fourteen books, including the critically-acclaimed Bloody Biscay, Brothers in Arms, and The Luftwaffe's Blitz.
Chris Davey has illustrated more than twenty-five titles for Osprey. Based in Nottinghamshire, Davey is one of the last traditional airbrush artists in the business.
"Osprey keeps on bringing out titles that fill important gaps in historic aviation library . . . The publisher is also to be complimented for keeping the price at a very affordable level." - Air Classics Magazine
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"The Condor and its missions makes for some very interesting reading and a book that I know you will like." - Modeling Madness
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- PublisherOsprey Publishing
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1472812670
- ISBN 13 9781472812674
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- Number of pages96
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