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The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41 (Aircraft of The Aces: Men & Legends 1) (Repost)

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The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41 (Aircraft of The Aces: Men & Legends 1) (Repost)

Alfred Price - The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41
Delprado | 1999 | ISBN: 8483722046 | English | 66 pages | PDF | 8.7 MB
Aircraft of The Aces: Men & Legends 1

Spitfire Mk Is and IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAE 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. The exploits of names like Malan, Tuck and Bader are covered, as are some of the perhaps less celebrated aces like leading Spitfire NCO ace George Unwin.