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Israeli Fighter Aces

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One of the most effective air forces in the world has to belong to Israel. Fighting pretty much every day since its existance in 1948, the Israel Air Force has played a major part in protecting Israel from its Arab neighbors. This book tries to tell about those fighting men who obtained the status of ace in the Israel Air Force. What is surprising is that the first Israeli ace didn't obtain that until the 1967 war! From flying Spitfires and Avia S199s to Mirages and Phantoms to F-15s and Kfirs, this book takes you through all the conflicts with lots of first hand information. The text is superb, but the pictures are even better. Not one picture in this book has been censored, so all the markings are clearly visible. Some of those planes were quite colorful! Overall, I can highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in Middle Eastern air forces, or for someone who just wants to see what it was like to fly and fight with one of the best air forces in the world.

Chris Banyai-Riepl
Aviation What-Not

Israel's fighter pilots form a special elite, in a nation whose survival is owed to its men at arms. As such, free access to these national heroes is only rarely granted, which is what makes Peter Mersky's book such a special treasure. Together with "Israel's Best Defense" by Eliezer Cohen, and "No Margin for Error" by Ehud Yonai, Peter Mersky's "Israeli Fighter Aces" rounds out a trio of the best collection of books currently available on the Heyl HaAvir. All of these books pay heed to the fact that it is the men of the Israel Air Force, not the machines, that have made the Heyl HaAvir the premier air force of the jet age. But Peter Mersky has taken this axiom a step further, devoting his text almost exclusively to the first-hand accounts of the pilots. Although not as well rounded as the other two volumes mentioned above, Mersky's approach provides for a collection of first-hand battlefield accounts that is unequaled.

For a aviation history fan, this book is a MOST WANTED ITEM, certanly reveled some stories of only found in web pages without any autor; It focus in fighter pilots, their experiences and oppinions, interesting is the part of the early days

Its easy to read, but certanly needs more photos, specially in color and more photos of the victims

I hope that Peter B. Mersky write another one focus in atack aircraft or special misions

Well done