SPITFIRE Mk V ACES 1941~45
RAF Ace signatures
Signed by 3 Spitfire Mark V aces
Signed on the half title page by
Squadron Leader Thorsteinn ‘Tony’ Jonsson DFM ~ 111 & 65 Squadrons
Wing Commander Jan Falkowski DFC ~ 32 & 303 Squadrons
Squadron Leader Neville Duke DSO OBE DFC AFC ~ 92 Squadron
Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series. 100+ pages with hundreds of photos and colour profiles.
Fine condition card cover book. Almost as new.
The best-selling aviation series comprising comprehensive histories of the elite fighter pilots and the aircraft that they flew. The concise, authoritative text is supported by at least 30 specially commissioned original colour artworks, scale plans and first hand accounts from the veterans themselves.
‘Tony’ Jonsson was the only Icelandic pilot in the RAF during WWII. He was an ace with 8 victories flying Spitfires with 111 Squadron and Mustangs with 65 Squadron.
A pilot in the Polish Air Force, Jan Falkowski escaped to Britain and flew with 32 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. In 1941, he moved to 315 Polish Squadron, shooting down one of the first Focke Wulf 190s and later took command of the famous 303 Squadron. He was the Peterhead Wing Leader and late in the war was captured and then escaped after being shot down on a sweep over Europe.
Neville Duke was the top Allied Ace of the Mediterranean theatre, finishing the war with 27 victories then he became a world renowned test pilot. The front cover of the book depicts Duke in his 92 Squadron Spitfire V over Tunisia.
A quality publication enhanced by three excellent ace signatures.