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Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–41
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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.
Table of Contents
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
Product details
| Published | Nov 20 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 100 |
| ISBN | 9781782006749 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 100 b/w; 40 col |
| Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
| Short code | ACE 12 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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