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Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet' by John Weal (Illustrator)
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Jagdgeschwader 3 may not have the same immediate resonance as some of the more famous Luftwaffe fighter units, such Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen', but it is arguably the archetypal German fighter formation of World War 2. Not only did it participate in every campaign fought by the Luftwaffe (with the ex ...Show more
American Volunteers' Group Colours and Markings by Terrill J. Clements
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
The American Volunteer Group, or 'Flying Tigers', have remained the most famous outfit to see action in World War II. Manned by volunteers flying American aircraft acquired from the British, the AVG fought bravely in the face of overwhelming odds in China and Burma prior to the US entry into World War I ...Show more
BF 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean by aoa 2
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
While the Bf 109E was becoming outmoded in other theatres, it was more than adequate for North African operations, a fact that became abundantly clear after the first clashes with enemy aircraft. Any inherent drawbacks with the 'Emi' were easily compensated for by pilots who already had hundreds of hour ...Show more
Gloster Gladiator Aces by Andrew Thomas
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Never before has a single volume been devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces. Flying the ultimate British biplane fighter, pilots in China, Finland, East Africa, North Africa, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Middle East all ...Show more
Luftwaffe Nightfighters by Jerry Scutts
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
When the Luftwaffe entered the war, its nightfighter force was virtually non-existent thanks to its leader, Reichmarschall Hermann G
Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Jerry Scutts
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Unquestionably the best American fighter of World War 2, the North American P-51 Mustang served in large numbers with the USAAF
Mustang Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces and the RAF by Jerry Scutts; Chris Davey (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Although best remembered for its exploits with Eighth Air Force units, the Mustang, in its various marks, actually made its combat debut firstly with the Royal Air Force in the Army co-operation role, and then with the USAAF's tactically-optimised Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces. Seeing action in Western ...Show more
P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Eighth Air Force by Jerry Scutts; Chris Davey (Illustrator)
Category: Military History | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
The US aviation industry produced three great fighter designs to equip its burgeoning army air force during World War 2, and of this trio, Republic's P-47 Thunderbolt was easily the heaviest. Powered, crucially, by a turbocharged Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine that produced 2000 hp ...Show more
P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces by Jerry Scutts; Chris Davey (Illustrator)
Category: Military History | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
This book charts the story of the lesser known aces who flew the mighty Republic aircraft as a tactical fighter-bomber with the Ninth Air Force, rather than as a long-range escort. It also details the exploits of the Mediterranean-based 325th FG, which was the only P-47 group within the strategic Fiftee ...Show more
Russian Aces of World War 1 by Victor Kulikov; Harry Dempsey (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Although the Russian Imperial Army Air Service consisted of no more than four BAGs (Boevaya Aviatsionniy Gruppa - battle aviation groups), each controlling three or four smaller AOIs (Aviatsionniy Otryad Istrebitelei - fighter aviation detachments) equipped with a variety of aircraft types, its fighter ...Show more
Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe 1944-45 by Andrew Thomas; Chris Thomas (Illustrator)
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Spitfire Aces of Northwest Europe details the exploits of the 37 piolts that made ace flying Merlin-enguned Spitfires in bitter aerial clashes over northwest Eurpose in the final years of World War II. After seizing air superiority over France before D-Day, the Spitfire battled Luftwaffe fighters over t ...Show more
The F6F Hellcat Aces of VF-9 by Edward M. Young; Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
After Pearl Harbor, the US Navy's VF-9 carrier fighter group formed, seeing action in North Africa, The Marshalls, Kwajelein, Truk, the Marianas Turkey Shoot and on to Tokyo and Okinawa.VF-9 was activated in March 1942 as part of Carrier Air Group (CAG) 9, one of the many air groups the US Navy was hurr ...Show more