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Never before has a single volume been devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces. Flying the ultimate British biplane fighter, pilots in China, Finland, East Africa, North Africa, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Middle East all scored the prerequisite five kills to become aces. The first individuals to do so were fighting marauding Japanese fighters and bombers attacking targets in China in 1938. The likes of Sheen, Tuck and Carey will also be featured in this volume, as they were among the many early war acers who cut their teeth in Fighter Command on the Gladiator.
Published | Feb 25 2002 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781841762890 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 104 b/w; 20 col |
Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
Short code | ACE 44 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
This is an excellent book which will be of value to modellers and historians alike. Perhaps inevitably, the Gloster Gladiator has been largely overshadowed by the likes of the Hurricane and Spitfire, but Andrew Thomas does a fine job in setting the record straight with a book which is a fitting tribute to a tough little fighter and the brave men who flew it.
Rowan Baylis, AeroScale
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