In period between 1940 and 1943, the North African Campaign was a proving ground for some of WWII’s fiercest air combat. Among the chaos, one Allied pilot stood out - not for the number of kills, but ...

This story is a selection from the September issue of Air & Space magazine In his new book, Shadow Over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and ... operations and fighter aces appeal primarily to readers ...

Baker, who had flown British Spitfires against the Luftwaffe in 1942 ... two more MIGs were poised high above him. He veered off to the left. “When I saw they weren’t coming I went back ...