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Traces the achievements of the pilots flying the iconic Spitfire in Northwest Europe, and examines how the steady technological improvements that were made throughout the Spitfire's service life improved its capabilities in the air.

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Reveals how first using the Spitfire I and II, and then following the introduction of the Bf 109 the cannon-armed Spitfire V, RAF squadrons embarked on a range of missions which included one of the most important air battles of the war, over Dieppe on 19 August 1942.

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The RAF's first aces of World War II achieved impressive scores during the Battles of France and Britain, despite the aircraft's short range, light armament and overheating engines. This work examines both the history of these early Spitfires and the aces who flew them.

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This volume completes the "Aircraft of the Aces" trilogy on the elite pilots that flew the Spitfire in World War II. The Mk V was the workhorse of the wartime marks, being built in sufficient numbers to serve in the Far East, Australia, North Africa and Russia.

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This work covers the experiences of 107 elite American aces in combat against the Japanese. It includes biographies of the men whose tips for aerial combat make up the text, and the V Fighter Command Manual.

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Although originally designed as an interceptor fighter Hawker's mighty Typhoon actually made a name for itself in a ground attack role, and veteran Battle of Britain pilots like 'Beau' Beaumont and Denis Crowley-Milling led squadrons that enjoyed some success with the big fighter.

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Shortly after the Allied landings in France the Germans unleashed the first of their so-called 'revenge weapons', the V1 flying bomb. The main element, however, were standing patrols by the fastest piston-engined fighters available to the RAF - the new Tempest V and Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV. This book deals with this aircraft.

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This volume focuses on an official Army Air Force report commissioned by the Eighth Air Force's VII Fighter Command (FC) in May 1944.

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Focuses on the American air aces who flew the Grumman Wildcat in America's hasty defence against the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy. This book covers the bloody battles at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, and examines in detail their tactics and their secrets of survival and success.

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Fully illustrated study of the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen in the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force (IJNAF) campaigns between 1940-1943, focusing on the A6M2 and A6M2-N floatplane fighter variants.

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A fully illustrated study of the Luftwaffe's best known unit that fought in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain, with strong appeal for all aviation enthusiasts.