Ken Delve Books

Comprehensive analysis and comparison of leadership, aircraft, weapons, tactics and training

Documents the first time that the RAF struck back at Hitlers Reich.

Focusing on the Supermarine Spitfire's pivotal role in the Battle of Britain, this account highlights its exceptional speed, maneuverability, and firepower compared to earlier aircraft. It explores the evolution of tactics and training within the RAF as they adapted to the challenges posed by enemy fighters. With insights from official reports and pilot recollections, the narrative examines the Spitfire's combat career, its later use as a fighter-bomber, and its enduring legacy, including its continued presence in airshows today.

A unique approach containing all the fundamental information the aviation enthusiast or historian is likely to require.

Service that spanned 50 years, over 60 RAF squadrons, license-built in the US (the B-57) and Australia, combat from the Suez War to the Vietnam War, conflicts in India, Africa, and the Falklands, Cold War veteran, record- breaker in height and distance, NASA use; the Canberra design of the mid-1940s was all this and more, an aviation legend.

The aeroplane grew up very quickly during World War I. From being a novelty flown by rich schoolboys it matured into an effective weapon in less than four years. With over 450 contemporary and many previously unpublished photographs, this is the story of the formation of the world's first independent air force, from the early years through to 1918.

In the weeks and months leading up to D-Day, the RAF and USAAF waged a concerted campaign against German fighter bases, troop depots, road and rail junctions and ammunition and fuel dumps: any target that would impede the German forces' ability to repel the liberating army. This book - the product of detailed research in original documents - tells the story of the D-Day air campaign, with the aid of 200 archive photographs.'