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Supermarine Spitfire (Icon)

1936 onwards (all marks)

Alfred Price author Paul Blackah author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Haynes Publishing Group

Published:8th Nov '18

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Supermarine Spitfire (Icon) cover

1936 onwards (all marks), The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force., Here is a unique perspective on what it takes to own, restore and operate a Spitfire, as well as an insight into the engineering and construction of this remarkable fighter aircraft., This highly detailed book is based around the Spitfire Mk IX at RAF Coningsby., Authors: Dr Alfred Price and Paul Blackah. Dr Alfred Price served as an aircrew officer in the RAF until 1974. Since then he has been a full-time aviation historian and writer, and is acknowledged as a leading authority on the Spitfire. Paul Blackah is currently Chief Technician at the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, responsible for overseeing the engineering and maintenace work on a number of Spitfires. He is a passionate "warbird" enthusiast., Icon titles were originally published in the classic, larger manual size and have now been produced in a smaller format containing the same information.

ISBN: 9781785215742

Dimensions: 222mm x 174mm x 14mm

Weight: 515g

160 pages