How to fly the legendary fighter plane in combat using the manuals and instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War.
How to fly the legendary fighter plane in combat, using the manuals and instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War.
This highly detailed book is based around the Spitfire Mk IX at RAF Coningsby.
This pilot's flight operating handbook, for the Model IIa and IIb, was originally produced by the Royal Air Force during World War II. It has been slightly reformatted but is reproduced in its entirety.
My tailplane and port wing were damaged so I returned and landed at base.69 B Flight had been well and truly bounced by the fighter escort, it having proved impossible for the handful of A Flight Spitfires to gain sufficient height in ...
With Paul's vast experience in restoring and maintaining the RAF BBMF's Spitfires, and both Paul and Louise's contacts in the aircraft restoration community, this promises to be a unique look inside the world of Spitfire building and ...
This pocket manual presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents to help readers explore the technical and tactical developments relating to the design and use of this famous aircraft.
Over the years, history's emphasis has been on the Battle of Britain's survivors, especially, of course, the Few, those august members of the Battle of Britain Fighter Association. This has made possible a rich legacy of recorded ...
The two great RAF fighter aircraft that defined the Battle of Britain were the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane.The Spitfire is the more famous and glamorous of the two, designed by R.J. Mitchell in the mid 1930s.
This is reset, facsimile edition of the incredibly rare operational manual for the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine used in the Spitfire I and Hurricane I in 1940.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER “The best book you will ever read about Britain’s greatest warplane.” —Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter Boys The iconic Spitfire found fame during the darkest early days of World War II. But ...