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GRIFFON SPITFIRE ACES
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| By: |
Andrew Thomas, Chris Davey (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1472802411 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781472802415 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 February, 2013 |
| Series: |
Aircraft of the Aces 81 |
| Description: |
Modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast, the Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV became the best low-level fighter of World War II. This title includes stories, photographs and colour profiles of the aces who flew the most powerful Spitfire variant ever built. |
| Synopsis: |
Modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast, the Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV became the best low-level fighter of World War II. Squadrons moved to south-eastern England to counter the V1 flying bomb offensive, where daring pilots pioneered the technique of tipping the V1 over with the aircraft's wingtip to disorientate the bomb. Andrew Thomas also investigates the role played by the modified Spitfire squadrons after the V1 offensive, both in the attack on Germany and after the war in Malaya and Palestine. First-hand stories, photographs and colour profiles complete this account of the aces who flew the most powerful Spitfire variant ever built. |
| Illustrations: |
93 b/w; 32 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |