Aces High. The Fighter Aces of the British and Commonwealth Air Forces in World War II.
Inbunden bok. Neville Spearman. 1 uppl. 1966. 367 sidor.
Mycket gott skick. Skyddsomslag i mycket gott skick. With over 1000 brief biographies and operational careers of pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft during WWII including Commonwealth personel, Europeans and Americans who served in the RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, SAAF and the FAA. First edition, first printing. Foreword by Wing Commander Stanford-Tuck, DSO, DFC & 2 Bars, a famous wartime fighter pilot. A fine reference and a must for all those who served in, or were connected with, the Brittish Royal Air Force. Text in English. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold, with dustjacket. Illustrated with 128 black & white photographs of pilots and aircraft on [32] unpag. plates, plus drawings. 8:o. 253x195x35 mm. 950 g. Nice copy of the uncommon first edition, fresh and crisp, no imperfections, no name inscriptions. [4101] /---/ Contents are The Ace Described; Fighter Operations During the War; The Tools of the Trade; The Squadrons; The Aces-a Numerical List; The Aces-Biographical Notes; Plumage; Diver-the V-1 Aces.