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Equipped mainly with Messerschmitt's classic BF 109, the JG 27 elite Luftwaffe Unit wreaked havoc against RAF squadrons in the Middle East during the Afrika Korps Campaign. This book describes both the plane and the pilots who flew them.

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The highest scoring aces of any aerial conflict in World War II were the Luftwaffe pilots involved in the bloody combats on the Russian Front. This volume includes all the high-scoring aces, and explains just how difficult a job the Jagdwaffe faced on the Russian Front.

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Luftwaffe aces explain their tactics and relate their experiences during the bloody campaign known as the Defence of the Reich. This story - based on personal accounts and official records from both sides - is predominantly that of the Bf 109's struggle to defeat the US Eighth Air Force.

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Text explaining the conflict and tactics flown, tables of the units involved, and a listing of all BF 109F/G/K aces.

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Although designed and built for the US Navy, the F2A fought in only one major US engagement, the battle of Midway, in which F2A pilots managed to shoot down a number of Japanese fighters. Soon replaced by the navy, the F2A was exported to Britain, where it was nicknamed the 'Buffalo' thanks to its stubby appearance.

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Nicknamed 'Biff' by the pilots, the Bristol F2 Fighter enjoyed extraordinary over the Western Front in the final 18 months of the war. This book charts the development of the plane from its unpromising beginnings, to the revised model operating with a new kind of tactics.

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This volume traces the rapid development of the fighter plane in World War I, and the amazing exploits of the British and Empire aces who flew them. It covers the squadrons and their markings, as well as the birth of the Royal Air Force.

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Over 50 US aces scored kills in this big, radial-engined fighter. Rushed into service as a land-based fighter, it proved superior to the Japanese Zero. This book details the plane and its pilots and also covers the successes of the Royal Navy Corsairs protecting Atlantic convoys.

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This volume charts the careers of the 21 Croatian pilots who officially "made ace" during World War II along the southern sector of the Russian front. It contains first-hand accounts from a number of the aces, plus material from wartime combat reports preserved underground since the war.

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The Blenheim IF flew some of Fighter Command's early offensive operations, and the type soon proved vulnerable when pitted against single-seat fighters. However, for much of 1940 the Blenheim fighter squadrons provided the RAF's main long-range convoy escort and nightfighter capability. This title deals with these single-seat fighters.

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This title covers the Eighth Air Force, which was the only fighting arm in World War II to give ground skills the same classification as aerial victories. It shows just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots.

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The Fokker Eindeckers were the world's first true fighter aircraft. This volume charts the history of the Early German Aces in World War I, from development of the Fokker Eindeker and its early successes in late 1915 and early 1916, to the decline of the Fokker's superiority and the resurgence of Allied fighter aviation.

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The 4th Fighter Wing got the call for combat in Korea. They were made up of a combination of new pilots right out of jet training and the older combat veterans of World War II vintage. This book details these pilots and the planes they flew.

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The first VF-2 was a prewar unit that had been dubbed the 'hottest outfit afloat' due to the skill of their non-commissioned pilots. This title tells the story of the ace pilots who comprised the original VF-2 and the second.

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VF-9 was activated in March 1942 as part of Carrier Air Group (CAG) 9, one of the many air groups the US Navy was hurriedly forming in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This title deals with this topic.

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The CR 32 Falco was a handsome and highly manoeuvrable biplane fighter. By the war's end, the five leading aces of the conflict were all Spanish CR 32 pilots. This title examines their exploits, and those of the other leading CR 32 aces.

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The Fiat CR.42, a logical development of the Fiat CR.32, was the last single-seat fighter biplane to be produced. It entered service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica in May 1939 before being exported to Belgium, Hungary and Sweden. This book examines the extensive employment of the Italian fighter plane during the course of World War II.

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In the AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES series, an illustrated aviation history of the Finnish fighter pilots in the Second World War. It includes information on tactics, tables of the units involved and interviews with some of the pilots themselves.

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The Focke-Wulf FW190 was the Luftwaffe's best piston-engined fighter and on the Russian front they had an abundance of targets, both in the air and on the ground. Many of its pilots passed the 100 victories mark. This book looks at both the plane and the aces who flew it.

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This work looks at the Focke-Wulf 190 and the aces who flew it. Nimble, speedy and well-armed, the FW190 was the scourge of the RAF and USAAF from the moment it appeared over the skies at Abbeville in August 1941.

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Designed in a rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German standard fighter competition held in January/February 1918, the D VII walked away with first prize. This work outlines the exploits of the German aces that fought in the aerial battles in the final years of the Great War.

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The Fokker D was the best German fighting scout of World War 1, flown by leading German aces such as Udet and Goring. This work provides detailed text outlining the exploits of the many German aces that fought in the numerous battles during the final stages of the Great War.