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Spitfire leader : the story of Wing Cdr Evan 'Rosie' Mackie, DSO, DFC & BAR, DFC (US), top scoring RNZAF fighter ace

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New Zealand fighter pilot Rosie Mackie served from 1941-1945, operating in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Holland with 485, 243, 92 Squadrons, ending the war as commander of 122 Tempest Wing.

He only once got a bullet in his own aircraft during his many engagements and, on one occasion, shot down an enemy plane with just six cannon shells.

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Grub Street
1902304268 / 9781902304267
Paperback
30/06/1999
United Kingdom
English
viii, 188p., [16]p. of plates : ill.
24 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: 1997.