Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of World War 2

George Mellinger

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Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2006

1846030412 / 9781846030413

Series: Book 16 of 96 - Aircraft of the Aces

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The Soviet government tried to minimize the importance of Lend-lease fighters well into the 1980s. Only in recent years have these pilots felt free to admit what they flew, and now the fascinating story of these men can emerge.By the end of 1941 the Soviet Union was near collapse and its air force almost annihilated, leaving large numbers of surviving pilots with no aircraft to fly. To help prevent this collapse the UK eventually supplied a total of 4300 Hurricanes and Spitfires to the USSR.After the United States entered the war, the Americans extended Lend-lease to include direct supply to the Soviets as well as the British, and among the aircraft sent were almost 10,000 fighters. Although the aircraft were outdated and often unsuitable to Russian conditions, they served when they were needed, and this book tells how a number of Russian pilots became Heroes of the Soviet Union flying Lend-lease aircraft.

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Title
Soviet Lend-Lease Fighter Aces of World War 2
Author
George Mellinger
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
Publication year
2006
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1846030412
ISBN 13
9781846030413
Illustrator
Postlethwaite, Mark
Item weight
316 grams
Series
Book 16 of 96: Aircraft of the Aces

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