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by Alfred Price (Author) "Spitfires first fired their guns in anger on 6 September 1939, three days after Great Britain declared war on Germany ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Osprey Publishing; 9th Impression edition (15 Nov 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1855326272
  • ISBN-13: 978-1855326279
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 155,582 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The RAF's first aces of World War II achieved impressive scores during the Battles of France and Britain, despite the aircraft's short range, light armament and overheating engines. This work examines both the history of these early Spitfires and the aces who flew them.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine photos and info on one of the best fighters of the war, 29 Jul 1998
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Alfred Price is the doyen of Spitfire authors, having published at least a dozen books on the aircraft, so it was probably hard for him to come up with new angles to cover. In this book he succeeds admirably, covering the combat use of the first two versions of the Spitfire, and giving brief bios of several important aces who flew the aircraft. Price covers both the build-up to the Battle of Britain, and the Spitfire's important part in that epic struggle. Best of all is the visual material. Among the many photos of pilots and aircraft are several I haven't seen before. There are forty well executed color side profiles of aces' Spitfires; although the Dark Green and Dark Earth color schemes of most of the aircraft can get a bit boring, they are an invaluable aid, particularly to modelers. A fine job.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fine reference work, 28 Jul 2009
Those who own or have seen any of Osprey's highly successful "Aircraft of the Aces" series will know what to expect. A tight concise reference book on the aces who flew Mark I and II Spitfires in the first years of the war. The book is full of highly useful and worthwhile photos, the text is crisp and concise, and there are several pages of aircraft profiles which will be of great use to scale modellers. A great addition to the libraries of WWII aviation buffs.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The content missed the meaning of the title., 22 April 1998
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I found that Mr. Price spent more time on tactics and the aircraft itself than the pilots that flew it to 5 victories. I must admit I'm a bit bias having read Mr. Weal's BF109D/E aces book beforehand and was therefore hoping Mr. Price's book would follow the same writing style. I was disappointed. There had to be more than the 10 pilots Mr. Price focused on that achieved 5 victories in this marque of Spitfire.
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