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Douglas C. Dildy
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Author of:
“Big Week” 1944,
Battle of Britain 1940,
Dambusters,
Denmark and Norway 1940,
Dunkirk 1940,
F-15C Eagle vs MiG-23/25,
F-16 Fighting Falcon Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
F-86 Sabre vs MiG-15,
Fall Gelb 1940 (1),
Fall Gelb 1940 (2),
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II,
Sea Harrier FRS 1 vs Mirage III/Dagger,
To Defeat the Few
Biography
Douglas C. Dildy is a retired US Air Force colonel who retired with approximately 3,200 hours of fast jet time. As commander of the 32d Fighter Squadron, he enforced the No-Fly-Zone over Iraq, making him an expert on F-15 employment. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a Masters Degree in Political Science and has authored numerous books, including To Defeat the Few for Osprey. He contributes regularly to the modelling magazine Small Air Forces Observer and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.