Late Mark Spitfire Aces 1942–45
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.
Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the Royal Air Force, specialising in electronic warfare and air fighting tactics. In a military flying career spanning fifteen years, he logged over 4,000 flying hours. A full-time aviation writer since 1974, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he authored 46 books and more than 200 magazine articles.
An airbrush artist with years of experience, Chris Davey has become Osprey's principal illustrator of RAF aircraft, having produced the profiles for numerous books since 1994. He is particularly adept at 'big' aircraft like the Halifax and Sunderland.
The late Keith Fretwell was a very skilled aviation artist. He illustrated numerous books in the Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series.