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SPITFIRE II/V
Bf 109F
Channel Front 1940–42
TONY HOLMES
Author
Osprey Aviation Editor since 1989, Tony Holmes is a native
of Fremantle, Western Australia. Responsible for devising
the Aircraft of the Aces, Combat Aircraft, Aviation Elite
Units, Duel and X-Planes series, Tony has also written more
than 25 books for Osprey over the past 30 years.
Illustrators
Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing
since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has
worked in many mediums, creating artwork on a variety of
subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since
2000 and in that time he has produced some of the finest
artwork seen in these volumes.
Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing
as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth, based in
Scotland, completed the battlescene and cover artworks for
this volume.
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SPITFIRE II/V
Bf 109F
Channel Front 1940–42
TONY HOLMES
This electronic edition published in 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Osprey Publishing
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Edited by Bruce Hales-Dutton
Cover artwork and battlescene by Gareth Hector
Three-views, cockpits, armament scrap views and Engaging the Enemy
artwork by Jim Laurier
Index by Alan Rutter
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Spitfire Cover Art 
Wg Cdr Douglas Bader, leading the Tangmere Wing in his distinctively marked
Spitfire IIA P7966, hits a Bf 109F (probably from JG 2) hard with a well-aimed
burst of machine gun fire west-southwest of Lille during ‘Circus No. 29’ on
2 July 1941. ‘I was leading No. 616 Sqn’s first section’, the legless ace later
recounted in his combat report. ‘Sighted approximately 15 Me 109Fs a few
miles southwest of Lille, so turned south and attacked them. They were in a
sort of four formation, climbing eastwards. They made no attempt to do
anything but climb in formation, so I turned the squadron behind them and
attacked from about 200ft above and behind. I attacked an Me 109F from
quarter astern and saw his hood come off – he probably jettisoned it – and the
pilot started to climb out. Did not see him actually bale out as I nearly collided
with another Me 109 that was passing on my right in the middle of a half-roll.’
Bader duly hit this machine too, but only claimed it as damaged. This victory
was his 18th success and it was one of 16 credited to Spitfire units that day for
the loss of eight fighters and five pilots. (Artwork by Gareth Hector)
Bf 109 Cover Art 
Three Spitfire IIs were lost on 12 March 1941 when No. 11 Group’s units
attempted to combat a series of ‘Freie Jagd’ (Free Hunt) sweeps conducted by
Bf 109s along the Kent coast. No victories were claimed in return. One of the
successful pilots was leading Luftwaffe ace Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders,
Kommodore
of JG 51, who bounced Spitfires from No. 74 Sqn near Dungeness
during a late afternoon sweep in his Bf 109F-2. His victim was Sgt John
Glendinning (flying P7506), whose demise was recorded in the diary of
squadronmate Sgt ‘Peter’ Mays. ‘Poor old Glendinning shot down and killed
over Folkestone. He was flying as “Tail End Charlie” at the time. I can well
remember talking to him whilst he was placing a photograph of his wife and
children on the mantelpiece. I said that after only 20 hours on Spitfires and
150 hours in all I found it difficult to cope. “Be patient” he said. “Once you
have mastered it it’s easy as flying a Tiger Moth!” We all had a soft spot for
Glendinning for he was always endeavouring to bolster our spirits, although
perhaps he was becoming a little over confident himself.’ Assigned to No. 74
Sqn from 21 October 1940, Glendinning had been credited with four
victories, one probable and one damaged before his death. The 12 March
victory was one of four claimed by Mölders between 20 February and 15 April
1941 which remained unconfirmed. His 70th confirmed success would come
the following day, however, when he shot down Spitfire IIA P7555 flown by
No. 64 Sqn ace Sqn Ldr Donald MacDonnell during ‘Circus No. 7’. The
Scotsman spent the rest of the war as a PoW. (Artwork by Gareth Hector)
Author’s Note 
I would like to thank Eddie Creek, Philip Jarrett, Wojtek Matusiak, Bob
Sikkel, Andrew Thomas and John Weal for the photographs used to illustrate
this book. Thanks also to historians Donald Caldwell, Peter Caygill, Norman
Franks and Donald Nijboer for allowing me to quote from their published
works. I would also like to express my appreciation to artists Gareth Hector
and Jim Laurier, who have maintained their high standards with the artwork
featured in this volume.
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chronology
Design and Development
Technical Specifications
The Strategic Situation
The Combatants
Combat
Statistics and Analysis
Aftermath
Further Reading
Index
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