Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-1941
By Alfred Price
1996
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Spitfire Mk Is and IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAF, 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.
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Alfred Price
Author · 12 books
Alfred Price seved for 16 years as an aircrew officer in the Royal air Force where he specialised in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. He left the RAF in 1974 and thereafter he worked full time as a writer on aviation subjects. He holds a PhD in history from Loughborough University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
