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Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-41

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 I/II Aces 1939-41
Publisher
Category
Author
Alfred Price
Publish Year
1997
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398670
MFG. Part #
OSPACE012
Type
Softcover
Series
ACE12

Description

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.