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Gloster Gladiator Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 44)

By Andrew Thomas

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
184176289X, 9781841762890
Open Library ID
OL8922257M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22508298 bytes)
Pages
95\95
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 scored the prerequisite five kills to become aces. The first individuals to do so were fighting marauding Japanese fighters and bombers attacking targets in China in 1938. The likes of Sheen, Tuck and Carey will also be featured in this volume, as they were among the many early war acers who cut their teeth in Fighter Command on the Gladiator.

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