Late Marque Spitfire Aces 1942 45

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces #5

by Alfred Price, Chris Davey (Illustrator)

Although the Spitfire is undoubtedly best known for its exploits against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain, its later war service with Fighter Command on all fronts against the Axis alliance was equally as important. This volume features the exploits of pilots who turned the tide against the Luftwaffe on the Western European and Mediterranean fronts, as well as the Japanese in the Far East, flying Spitfire Mk VIs, VIIs, VIIIs, IXs XIIs and XIVs. Names like Johnnie Johnson, Neville Duke and Donald Kingaby, plus a myriad of lesser known British, Polish, Canadian, American, Australian, Czech, Free French, New Zealand and Norwegian pilots, and their aircraft, are all covered in this book.

Genres: Military Fiction

100 pages, Paperback

First published September 11, 1995

About the author

Alfred Price seved for 16 years as an aircrew officer in the Royal air Force where he specialised in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics.

He left the RAF in 1974 and thereafter he worked full time as a writer on aviation subjects.

He holds a PhD in history from Loughborough University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Reviews

[Shrike58 · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I continue with the great work of reading through my collection of Osprey booklets, the question is always when will one of the older numbers seem obsolete. This booklet, dealing with the last of the Spitfires powered by the Merlin engine, and those with the Griffon engine, seems to be in that class. Price does have interesting things to tell the reader, but it winds up being such a grab bag of topics that it's hard to recommend unless you're a completist; though, if you are, cheap copies are available.