Almost all WWII American aces flew U.S. aircraft to reach 'five down and glory' status. The exploits of the two dozen Yank pilots to make ace while flying Spitfires is told in this entertaining, informative book by Andrew Thomas, #80 in Osprey's 'Aircraft of the Aces' series. The select band of U.S. Spitfire aces either flew Spitfires as regular members of RAF squadrons or were assigned to American units such as the 4th, 31st and 52nd Fighter Groups which were initially equipped with Spitfires, a case... more info