Buy this book on-line LEWIS, PETER : The British Fighter Since 1912. Sixty Years of Design and DevelopmentPutnam, London, 1974 ISBN 0370100492
406 pages, well illustrated, many 3-views, cloth, dj, very good. From the publisher: The history covers all categories of fighter, from the early gun0carriers and scouts of the R.F.C. and R.N.A.S. through the colourful biplanes of the inter-war period, into the era of the monoplane in its drab camouflage, with such aircraft as the Spitfire and the Hurricane playing a vital part in the Battle of Britain, and on to the amazing, polished creations of the supersonic age. Many unfinished projects which contributed to the development of the fighter as a weapon are also recorded. The British Fighter, compiled with the generous assistance of the former Air Ministry, also contains a wealth of hitherto 'classified' material which has been released through special facilities granted to the author. He has received valuable cooperation from the British airframe, engine and component manufacturers in presenting an account of the achievements of Britain's designers, engineers and test pilots in the evolution of this major weapon of modern warfare., Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of LEWIS, PETER : The British Fighter Since 1912. Sixty Years of Design and Development. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Lewis, Peter : The British Fighter Since 1912. Sixty Years of Design and DevelopmentPutnam, London, 1965
400 pages, very well illustrated, three-views, cloth, DJ, very good. From the dust jacket: "In The British Fighter half a century of evolution of some 350 different types is recorded in an engrossing, factual narrative, accompanied by 300 photographs and 100 3-view drawings, which have been selected to give a balanced picture of the remarkably rapid progress made in this important class of aeroplane. " ; 400 pages, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lewis, Peter : The British Fighter Since 1912. Sixty Years of Design and Development. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, collectables, incunabula, rare books and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |