First Fighter Ace
Subtitle: In the Cockpit with a World War II Fighter Pilot
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: Aug 01, 2017
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780811718493
Description: "Stanisław Skalski was the top Polish fighter ace and the first Allied fighter ace of World War II. His combat career began on the war's very first day, September 1, 1939, and within two weeks, Skalski had achieved ace status, with six German kills to his credit. After Poland's surrender, Skalski and other Polish pilots ended up in England to join the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. He later took command of the Polish Fighting Team, known as Skalski's Circus, which claimed twenty-six enemy aircraft shot down in a mere two months in North Africa. Skalski then became the first Pole to command an RAF squadron, which he led in Sicily and Italy until he took over a Polish fighter wing and saw action in France after D-Day. According to official tallies, he had scored some twenty aerial victories."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: First Fighter Ace: In the Cockpit with a World War II Fighter Pilot (Stackpole Military History Series)