Gloster Gladiator Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 44)
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Book 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.
From the Publisher
Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces series combines full colour artwork, the best archival contemporary photography, and first hand accounts from aces to bring history's greatest airborne conflicts to life.
Gloster Gladiator Aces (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 44),Andrew Thomas,John Weal,Osprey Publishing,184176289X,History,History - Military / War,Military,Military - General,Military - World War II,Air forces & warfare,Europe,European history: First World War,European history: Second World War,History / Military / Aviation,Second World War, 1939-1945,United Kingdom, Great Britain
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