Monographie

French aces of World War 2 / Barry Ketley ; [scale drawings by Mark Rolfe]

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • French aces of World War 2 / Barry Ketley ; [scale drawings by Mark Rolfe]
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) auteur(s)
Publication
  • Oxford : Osprey aviation, 1999
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (96 p.-13 p. de pl.) : ill., portr., plans ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Osprey aircraft of the aces 28
ISBN
  • 1-85532-898-4
  • 978-1-85532-898-3
EAN
  • 9781855328983 br.
Appartient à la collection
  • Osprey aircraft of the aces 28
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 940.544 944
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 96
Résumé ou extrait
  • "French pilots endured fighting both with and against the Allies during World War 2. Possessing obsolescent aircraft at the outbreak of the war, the Armée de l'Air was decimated in the wake of the Blitzkrieg; however a number of fighter units still achieved creditable scores flying Curtiss Hawks, Morane MS.406s and Dewoitine D.520s. Following the capitulation of France at the end of June 1940, many aces continued to fly with the now Vichy French squadrons that were stationed in North Africa, and a number of these pilots subsequently saw action against their former Allies there. Numerous French pilots also escaped to Britain, and a handful achieved notable success with the RAF flying Hurricanes, Spitfires and Tempests. In Russia, the formation of the French-manned 'Normandie-Niemen' regiment in 1943 also saw nearly 40 pilots achieve ace status flying Yak fighters on the Eastern Front." (4e de couv.)
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