Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41

Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41

Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41

Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41

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Overview

Spitfire Mk Is and IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAF, but their pilots were responsible for achieving impressive scores against the Luftwaffe during 1940/41. This volume details the RAF's first aces of World War 2 who helped stem the German tide during Britain's struggle for survival in the bitter years between 1939 and 1941. Early-mark Spitfires were notorious for their light armament, overheating engines and short range, but during the dogfights over Dunkirk and south-east England, then the first tentative sweeps across France, many pilots achieved scores of note.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781782006749
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 11/20/2012
Series: Aircraft of the Aces , #12
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 100
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the Royal Air Force, where he was a crewman on Vulcan bombers and specialised in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. In a military flying career spanning fifteen years he logged over 4,000 flying hours. He left the service in 1974 and since then has been a full-time writer on aviation subjects. He is author of 46 books and more than 200 magazine articles. He holds a PhD in history from Loughborough University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

The late Keith Fretwell was a very skilled aviation artist. He illustrated numerous books in the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series. Mark Rolfe is an extremely talented profile artist. He has worked on a number of titles in Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series'.

Table of Contents

Introduction/Initial Encounters/Improving the Breed/Battle of Britain/Further Improvements and New Tactics/Over to the Offensive/Top Spitfire Mk I/II Aces/Two Aces Profiled/Appendices
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