American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2An illustrated description of the famous US Nightfighter aces and their planes. The Americans lagged behind their European contemporaries in military aviation in the late 1930s, and it took the Battle of Britain to awaken America to the necessity of having aircraft that could defend targets against night time attack by bomber aircraft. American Nightfighter Aces of World War 2 examines the numerous aircraft types that were used by the US in this role,