The Legendary Spitfire Mk I/II 1939-41. (Paperback) 1999

 AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES: MEN & LEGENDS: THE LEGENDARY SPITFIRE Mk I/II 1939-41

Spitfire Mk Is & IIs served only briefly in the frontline with the RAF, but their pilots were responsible for achieving impressive scores against the Luftwaffe during 1940/41. This volume details the RAF's first aces of World War 2 who helped stem the German tide during Britain's struggle for survival in the bitter years between 1939 and 19410. Early-mark SPITFIRES were notorious for their light armament, verheating engines and short range, but during the dogfights over Dunkirk and south-east England, then the first tentative sweeps across France, many pilots achieved scores of note. The exploits of names like Malan, Tuck and Bader are covered, as are some of the perhaps less celebrated aces like leading SPITFIRE NCO ace George Unwin,

A paperback published in 1999 by Del Prado.