Product details
ISBN
9781841762890
Published
2002-02-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
322 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author
Biographical note
Andrew Thomas is one of Britain's most pre-eminent RAF researchers, having published numerous squadron histories. He is presently a serving officer in the RAF. Arguably the finest profile artist in the business, John Weal's love of German aircraft makes his work a treat for students of the subject. He has written several Aces volumes, and two books on the JU 87 in the companion series Combat Aircraft.
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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The Gloster Gladiator was the ultimate British biplane fighter, and the machine on which many early war aces would "cut their teeth" as tyro pilots. This book provides accounts of combats involving Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Belgian, Chinese and British pilots.
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The first book devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces.
Product details
ISBN
9781841762890
Published
2002-02-25
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
322 gr
Height
248 mm
Width
184 mm
Thickness
7 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
96
Author