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Griffon Spitfire Aces

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

Last Stocked on 4/30/2020

Product Info

Title
Griffon Spitfire Aces
Publisher
Category
Author
Andrew Thomas
Publish Year
2008
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398417
MFG. Part #
OSPACE081
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE81

Description

Modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast, the Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV became the best low-level fighter of World War II. Squadrons moved to south-eastern England to counter the V1 flying bomb offensive, where daring pilots pioneered the technique of tipping the V1 over with the aircraft's wingtip to disorientate the bomb. Andrew Thomas also investigates the role played by the modified Spitfire squadrons after the V1 offensive, both in the attack on Germany and after the war in Malaya and Palestine. First-hand stories, photographs and color profiles complete this account of the aces who flew the most powerful Spitfire variant ever built.