OSPERY BOOKS SPITFIRE ACES WWII

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Some of the first American volunteers in WW2 flew Spitfires with the RAF during the Battle of Britain; many more joined their ranks, eventually forming 3 Eagle squadrons. When the US entered the war several fighter sections were issued with Spitfires and eventually the Eagle Squadrons were transferred to the USAAF 8th Air Force. Recounts the experiences of a variety of American aces in their own words through first-hand accounts, interviews and combat reports, from the Battle of Britain to the deserts of North Africa and Fortress Europe itself. Aces 80. 96 pages.