The term 'fighter ace' grew in prominence with the introduction and
development of aerial combat in the First World War. The actual
number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an
'ace' has varied but is usually considered to be five or more. For
the Luftwaffe, a number of its fighter pilots, many of whom had
fought with the Legion Condor in Spain, had already gained their
Experte, or ace, status in the Battle of France. However, many more
would achieve that status in the hectic dogfights over southern
England and the Channel during the Battle of Britain in the summer
of 1940. A number would also be either killed or captured. Some of
these men, individuals such as Adolf Galland, Werner Molders, and
Helmut Wick, who between them had claimed 147 aerial victories by
31 October 1940, are well-known, but most are less so. In this
book, the story of each of the Luftwaffe's 204 Messerschmitt Bf 109
'aces' from the summer of 1940 is examined, with all of the
individual biographies, detailing individual fates during the war,
being highly-illustrated throughout. Original German records from
the summer of 1940, have been examined, providing a definitive list
of each pilot's individual claims. It also covers, to a lesser
extent, those forgotten fifty-three Messerschmitt Bf 110 pilots who
also achieved ace status by day and also by night between 10 July
and 31 October 1940.
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