Published in the United States of America and Great Britain in 2024 by
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This is a revised edition of The First Hellcat Ace, published by Pacifica Press in 2001.
Copyright © 2024 Jay A. Stout
Hardcover Edition: ISBN 978-1-63624-409-9
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