Confounding the Reich: The RAF's Secret War of Electronic Countermeasures in WWII
Book Details
Author(s)
Martin Bowman
Publisher
Pen and Sword
ISBN / ASIN
B00E8HPJ1Q
ISBN-13
978B00E8HPJ15
Sales Rank
#992,372
Category
Kindle Edition
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
On 23 November 1943, 100 (Bomber Support) Group of RAF Bomber Command was formed. The object was to consolidate the various squadrons and units that had been fighting a secret war of electronics and radar countermeasures, attempting to reduce the losses of the heavy bombers - and their hard pressed crews - in Bomber Command. This secret war involved the use of air and ground radar’s, homing and jamming equipment, special radio and navigational aids, and intruding night-fighters to seek out and destroy their opposite numbers, the Ju 88s and Bf 110s of the Nachtjägdgeschwader who defended the night skies of the Third Reich with ever increasing success.
The book contains many first-hand accounts from pilots and crew and provides a fascinating record of 100 Group's wartime history.
The book contains many first-hand accounts from pilots and crew and provides a fascinating record of 100 Group's wartime history.
