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American Spitfire Aces of World War 2

By Chris Davey , Alfred Price

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
ISBN
1855325756, 978-1-85532-575-3
Open Library ID
OL8992960M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
34 MB (35166684 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces 080
Pages
100\100
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

The first few American volunteers flew Spitfires with the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Many more joined their ranks, often posing as «Canadians», eventually forming three Eagle squadrons who earned a fierce fighting reputation. When the United States entered the war the Eagle fighter sections were issued with Spitfires and eventually transferred to the Eighth Air Force. In just two years of service with the USAAF, 22 pilots claimed five or more victories flying the Spitfire, whilst a further two dozen aces claimed part of their total flying them, a testament to their skill and success at the controls of this legendary warbird.

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