Both the Gloster Gladiator and the Fiat CR.42 Falco represented the peak in the development of the biplane fighter, which could trace its lineage back to World War I. However, by the time both aircraft entered service in the late 1930s, they were already obsolete. Nevertheless, they gave sterling se[...]
This is the second of two volumes providing an in-depth look at the air war over the North African desert in the early days of World War II. The equipment, organisation and operations of the Regia Aeronautica, RAF and French Air Force are described in detail. Possibly the last major combat in which [...]
A detailed story of the first air battles over Africa.returncharacterreturncharacter returncharacterreturncharacter REVIEWS returncharacterreturncharacter"It took forty years for Gustavsson and Slongo to unseat Fighters over the Desert at the top of the heap of books about air ops in North Africa. I[...]