The Focke-Wulf Fw190A, introduced in spring 1942, gave the Luftwaffe a major advantage over the RAF’s most effective aircraft at the time, the Supermarine Spitfire V. Andrew Critchell follows the combat histories of ten of the British planes, offering insights into the pilots’ experience of flying in conditions where an uneventful flight could suddenly become a desperate dogfight against a technically superior opponent.
The Fw190s supremacy over the Spitfire V is a classic legend from the Second World War, heralding one of the darkest times for Fighter Command and the RAF. _A Tale of Ten Spitfires_ brings this legend to life by examining the individual combat histories of ten Spitfire VCs, the first of which is the Shuttleworth Collection's well known Spitfire AR501, followed by the next nine on the production line, AR502 to AR510.
This link to a 'living' airframe, whose first flight after a lengthy restoration is imminent, provides an ideal hook for the enthusiast and also members of the wider public with a more general interest in this classic British icon.
Through first hand accounts, combat reports, unit diaries and more, the book provides a unique looking glass into the period, told via the experiences of the Spitfire pilots themselves, tracing their fates and those of the ten machines that they flew.
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