Supermarine Seafire
Willis Matthew Willis
Bok Engelsk
| Utgitt | Tempest
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (114 p.) : ill
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| Opplysninger | The naval version of the immortal Spitfire had a complicated and sometimes difficult journey into service, but it finally arrived with front-line Fleet Air Arm Squadrons at just the right time. The Seafire was by no means ideal as a naval fighter - lacking endurance and being difficult to land on a carrier - but it gave the Navy an interceptor with superlative performance in the air, helping to turn the tables on the enemy as the Allies went on the offensive. The Seafire served in the Second World War from the North Atlantic to Japan, and into the 1950s, seeing action in Malaya and Korea. Naval aviation historian Matthew Willis tells the story of the Seafire from earliest proposals, through testing, combat and retirement, including its association with the legendary Eric 'Winkle' Brown. This book combines archive research and contemporary experience including previously unpublished accounts and pilot comparisons between the Seafire and other types, with comprehensive data. It includes more than 100 historic photographs, images of restored aircraft in flight, and full colour profile artwork from Thierry Vallet. Book jacket.
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| ISBN | 1-911658-82-4
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