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Griffon Spitfire Aces 1st Edition

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Griffon Spitfire Aces 1st Edition

Author(s)

Andrew Thomas

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781472802415, 9781846032981

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

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PDF and EPUB

Description

A unique account of the fastest British fighter plane of World War 2. 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.

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Griffon Spitfire Aces 1st Edition

SKU: 9781472801876

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Full Title

Griffon Spitfire Aces 1st Edition

Author(s)

Andrew Thomas

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781472801876, 9781846032981

Publisher

Osprey Publishing

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

A unique account of the fastest British fighter plane of World War 2. 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.