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James Holland is a master BBC History
It was to be the battle to end the air war once and for all.
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces launched their first-ever round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany.
The aim was to smash the main factories and production centres of the Luftwaffe and at the same time draw the German fighter force up into the air and into battle.
Big Week is the knife-edge story of bomber against flak gun and fighter, but also, crucially, fighter against fighter. Following the fortunes of pilots and aircrew from both sides, this is a blistering narrative of one of the most critical periods of the entire war. Big Week was the largest air battle ever witnessed, but it has been largely forgotten until now.
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Non-fiction
FORTRESS MALTA
TOGETHER WE STAND
HEROES
ITALYS SORROW
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
DAM BUSTERS
AN ENGLISHMAN AT WAR
BURMA 44
THE WAR IN THE WEST
Volume I: Germany Ascendant 19391941
THE WAR IN THE WEST
Volume II: The Allies Fight Back 19411943
RAF100: THE OFFICIAL STORY
Ladybird Experts
BLITZKRIEG
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
THE DESERT WAR
Fiction
THE BURNING BLUE
A PAIR OF SILVER WINGS
THE ODIN MISSION
DARKEST HOUR
BLOOD OF HONOUR
HELLFIRE
DEVILS PACT
For more information on James Holland and his books, see his website at www.griffonmerlin.com
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First published in Great Britain in 2018 by Bantam Press
an imprint of Transworld Publishers
Copyright James Holland 2018
Maps Lovell Johns Ltd 2018
Cover photographs Imperial War Museum
Design by Rhys Willson/TW
James Holland has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
Every effort has been made to obtain the necessary permissions with reference to copyright material, both illustrative and quoted. We apologize for any omissions in this respect and will be pleased to make the appropriate acknowledgements in any future edition.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Version 1.0 Epub ISBN 9781473542143
ISBN 9780593077979
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For James Petrie
| Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress | Crew: 10 |
| Engines: 4 x 1,200 h.p. Wright R-1820 |
Wingspan: 103 ft 9 in (31.5 m) | |
Length: 74 ft 9 in (23 m) | |
Max Speed: 287 m.p.h. (462 km/h) | |
Cruising Speed: 180185 m.p.h. (257 km/h) | |
Service Ceiling: 35,000 ft (10,668 m) | |
Armament: 13 x .50 (13 mm)-calibre machine guns | |
Bomb Load: 6,000 lb (2,724 kg) | |
| Handley Page Halifax III | Crew: 7 |
| Engines: 4 x 1,650 h.p. Bristol Hercules XVI radials or Rolls-Royce Merlin XX |
Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in (31 m) | |
Length: 71 ft 7 in (22 m) | |
Max Speed: 282 m.p.h. (454 km/h) | |
Cruising Speed: 220 m.p.h. (354 km/h) | |
Service Ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,315 m) | |
Armament: 8 x .303 Browning machine guns | |
Bomb Load: 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) | |
| Avro Lancaster | Crew: 7 |
| Engines: 4 x 1,460 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin |
Wingspan: 102 ft (31 m) | |
Length: 69 ft 4 in (21 m) | |
Max Speed: 287 m.p.h. (462 km/h) | |
Cruising Speed: 220 m.p.h. | |
Service Ceiling: 24,500 ft | |
Armament: 8 x .303 Browning machine guns | |
Bomb Load: 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) or 22,000 lb (9,979 kg with modification) | |
| Consolidated B-24 Liberator | Crew: 10 |
| Engines: 4 x 1,200 h.p. Pratt & Witney R-1830 |
Wingspan: 110 ft (33.5 m) | |
Length: 67 ft 2 in (20.4 m) | |
Max Speed: 290 m.p.h. (467 km/h) | |
Cruising Speed: 215 m.p.h. (346 km/h) | |
Service Ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,534 m) | |
Armament: 10 x .50 (13 mm)-calibre machine guns | |
Bomb Load: 8,000 lb (3,629 kg) |
| Lockheed P-38 Lightning | Crew: 1 Pilot |
| Engines: 2 x Allison 1,600 h.p. V-1710 |
Wingspan: 52 ft (15.8 m) | |
Length: 37 ft 10 in (11.6 m) | |
Max Speed: 414 m.p.h. (666 km/h) | |
Service Ceiling: 44,000 ft (13,411 m) | |
Armament: 1 x Hispano M2 .78 in (20 mm) cannon, 4 x .50 (13 mm)-calibre M2 Browning machine guns, 4 x M10 4.5-in (114 mm) rocket launchers | |
| North American P-51B Mustang | Crew: 1 Pilot |
| Engine: Packard Merlin V-1650 (Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 under licence) |
Wingspan: 37 ft 0.5 in (11.3 m) | |
Length: 32 ft 2.5 in (9.8 m) | |
Max Speed: 440 m.p.h. (708 km/h) | |
Service Ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,770 m) | |
Armament: 4 x .50 (13 mm)-calibre M2 Browning machine guns | |
| Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX | Crew: 1 Pilot |
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