Griffon Spitfire Aces (Aircraft of the Aces)
Binding: Paperback
Creator: Chris Davey
ASIN: 1846032989
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: 2008-04-22
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Modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast, the Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV became the best low-level fighter ofWorld War 2. Squadrons moved to southeastern England to counter the V1 flying bomb offensive, and daring pilots tipped the V1 over with the aircraft’s wingtip to disorientate the bomb and became “doodlebug aces.” Andrew Thomas also investigates the role played by the modified Spitfire squadrons after the V1 offensive, both in the attack on Germany and after the war in Malaya and Palestine. First-hand stories, photographs and color profiles complete this account of the aces who flew the most powerful Spitfire variant ever built.
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