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American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces S.
The first few American volunteers in World War 2 flew Spitfires with the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Many more joined their ranks, often posing as 'Canadians', eventually forming three Eagle squadrons who earned a fierce fighting reputation. When the United States entered the war, its fighter sect ...Show more
American Volunteers' Group Colours and Markings by Terrill J. Clements
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
The American Volunteer Group, or 'Flying Tigers', have remained the most famous outfit to see action in World War II. Manned by volunteers flying American aircraft acquired from the British, the AVG fought bravely in the face of overwhelming odds in China and Burma prior to the US entry into World War I ...Show more
BF 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean by aoa 2
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
While the Bf 109E was becoming outmoded in other theatres, it was more than adequate for North African operations, a fact that became abundantly clear after the first clashes with enemy aircraft. Any inherent drawbacks with the 'Emi' were easily compensated for by pilots who already had hundreds of hour ...Show more
F-86 Sabre Aces of the 51st Fighter Wing by Warren Thompson
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces S.
The 51st Fighter Wing initially flew the F-80C in the Korean War, but in 1951, the 51st brought in high-scoring World War 2 ace Colonel Francis Gabreski to assume command when it converted from the F-80 over to the newly arrived F-86E. His recruits included his elite 4th Wing pilots, and by the end of t ...Show more
Gloster Gladiator Aces by Andrew Thomas
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
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 ...Show more
Griffon-spitfire Aces by Andrew Thomas
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces S.
The iconic Spitfire's most radical upgrade was the 2000 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon engine. The first variant fitted with this superb powerplant was the Mk XII, entering service in early 1943 and modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast. With a redesigned wing and pro ...Show more
Luftwaffe Nightfighters by Jerry Scutts
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
When the Luftwaffe entered the war, its nightfighter force was virtually non-existent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann G
Malta Spitfire Aces by Steve Nichols
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Category: Transport | Series: Aircraft of the Aces S.
The siege of Malta during World War 2 is one of the great epics of aerial warfare. In 1942, it was described alternately as both a 'fighter pilot's paradise' and 'the most bombed place on earth'. During the peak of the Axis efforts against Malta, it suffered 154 consecutive days and nights of bombing, 1 ...Show more
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Jerry Scutts
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF
Mustang Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces and the RAF by Jerry Scutts; Chris Davey (Illustrator)
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Although best remembered for its exploits with Eighth Air Force units, the Mustang, in its various marks, actually made its combat debut firstly with the Royal Air Force in the Army co-operation role, and then with the USAAF's tactically-optimised Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces. Seeing action in Western ...Show more
Soviet Mig-15 Aces of the Korean War by Leonid Krylov
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces S.
The Soviet Union began assisting the People's Republic of China in its establishment of a modern air force in 1950, when Soviet Air Force regiments were sent to train local pilots. China's involvement in the Korean War in late October 1950 inevitably drew Soviet pilots into the war. A total of 52 Soviet ...Show more
Typhoon and Tempest Aces of World War 2 by Chris Thomas
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Category: War/Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
: Though poor performance hampered the Hawker Typhoon's intended role as an interceptor fighter, RAF pilots nonetheless scored numerous kills with the big fighter. Its successor, the Tempest V, was far better suited to countering the Luftwaffe, with numerous airframe and engine mods arguably making it t ...Show more
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