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Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Aircraft of the Aces - World War II - Allies & Independents

MSRP old price: $22.95


Product Info

Title
Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Dr. Alfred Price
Publish Year
1997
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.33"
NKG Part #
2147343727
MFG. Part #
OSPACE016
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE16

Description

As the first Spitfire variant to see extensive service outside of Britain, the Mk V fought the Axis alliance over the deserts of North Africa, the waters of the Mediterranean and the vast expanses of the Indian Ocean off the northern coast of Australia. Initially produced in haste to combat the arrival of new German fighters (the Bf 109F and the Fw 190) on the Channel front, the Mk V had been created simply by pairing a Mk I or II fuselage with the new Merlin 45 engine - so successfully that some 6479 airframes were eventually built.