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Aces of the Republic of China Air Force /

The ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible to access. Now, for the first time, the colourful story of these aces can finally be told. Using...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheung, Raymond (Author)
Other Authors: Davey, Chris (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Osprey Publishing, 2015.
Series:Osprey aircraft of the aces.
Subjects:
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Aerial operations.
Fighter pilots > China > History.
Fighter planes > China > History.
China > History > Civil War, 1945-1949 > Aerial operations.
Pilotes de chasse > Chine > Histoire.
Chine > Histoire > 1945-1949 (Guerre civile) > Opérations aériennes.
Fighter pilots.
Fighter planes.
Military operations, Aerial.
China.
1937-1949
History.
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Summary:The ace pilots of the Republic of China Air Force have long been shrouded in mystery and obscurity, as their retreat to Taiwan in 1949 and blanket martial law made records of the RoCAF all but impossible to access. Now, for the first time, the colourful story of these aces can finally be told. Using the latest research based on released archival information and full-colour illustrations, this book charts the history of the top scoring pilots of the RoCAF from the beginning of the gruelling, eight-year Sino-Japanese War to the conclusion of the Civil War against the Chinese Communists. Beginning as a ragged and very disparate group of planes and pilots drawn from various provincial air forces, the RoCAF gradually became standardised and was brought under American tutelage. Altogether it produced 17 aces who scored kills whilst flying a startling variety of aircraft, from biplanes to F-86 Sabres.
Physical Description:96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781472805614
1472805615