4(F)14 loss 19 May 1940

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Originally Posted by Jim P.

Don't remember seeing that title before. Is it still available? If so, could you list publishing details?

Hi Jim,

these books are fairly new, first was published around two years ago IIRC.

They are three books: vol 1 covers the victories from 10 to 15 May 1940, vol 2 16 May to 4 June and vol 3 5 to 24 June.

The third volume has been released only some months ago, and all three books are available, at least in specialized bookshops in France.

Here is a link for the vol 2 (you can order from here, for example, but you will also find the ISBN):
http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobibl...id_article=619

The same for vol 1:
http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobibl...id_article=249

And for vol 3:
http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobibl...id_article=988

Mr Gillet is now working on a fourth volume that will provide the list of German losses during the campain, according to what he wrote at the end of the third book.

These books are very useful, but they only cover fights in which French pilots claimed something, so a part of the battles (those the French lost with no claim, or those who see no claim by any side) are not described. The RAF or Belgian or Dutch side of the air battle is usually not described, even when they fought in the same battle, except when there was a case of international "friendly fire".

As far as I know they are in French only.