Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of the Skies

General Aviation

by Tony Holmes (Compiler), Iain Wyllie (Artist), Mark Postlethwaite (Artist)

Following the enormous success of ‘Aircraft of the Aces: Legends of World War 2’, this book celebrates the achievements of some of the world’s most remarkable Aces. Thirty full-colour paintings from Osprey's best selling Aircraft of the Aces series have been reproduced here for the first time, and new text by Aircraft of the Aces series editor Tony Holmes introduces the ace pilot featured in each painting and describes the action depicted. From World War I to Vietnam, this gripping and visually spectacular volume brings together some of the greatest and most daring feats in the history of military flight. Colour aircraft profiles and aircraft specifications complete each one of the book's thirty chapters.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Aviation, Royal Air Force

144 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 2000

Reviews

[Tom Ackerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Less dry than a lot of Osprey books. Great pilot stories and aircraft profiles.

[Josh Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aircraft of the Aces is a great book for those interested in seeing a little bit more of WW2's famous aces, and impressive artwork. Most of the artwork shows the action portrayed in the passage quite vividly which makes it very immersive. There are a few aces that I am surprised are not in this work, such as Richard Bong, Marmaduke "Pat" Pattle, and a few others. That would be my only negative comment about the book, everything else is wonderful.

[John Somers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice book with some lovely art showcasing the variety of different subjects covered in Ospreys Aircraft of the Aces series.Particularly enjoyed the pilots from lesser known combatants (Austria-Hungary in WWI,Italy, Slovakia, Romania and Croatia in WWII) and my favourite a photo of the kill markings on USAAF Capt. Bob DeHaven's P-38 Lightning one of which takes credit for an Australian plane he shot down in error. Friendly Fire, a proud US Air Force tradition!

[Jerry Wall]

WWi through vietnam and Israeli flights