Hard Times

摘要

Defiant, Blenheim and Havoc Aces, Andrew Thomas, Osprey, 96pp, illus, sbk, £13.99 In the latest in Osprey's popular Aircraft Of The Aces series, FlyPast feature writer Andrew Thomas shines a light on some of the lesser known fighter types to serve with the RAF in World War Two, and the exploits of the men who flew them. Both the Boulton Paul Defiant and Bristol Blenheim served as frontline day fighters during the first year of the war, enjoying early successes until they came up against the vastly superior Messerschmitt Bf 109. They were then turned into night-fighters.