Haynes Spitfire Manual
£25.00
Celebrate the Spitfire 80th anniversary year with this perfect gift combination
Includes an A5 greetings card with a print of Mk IX Spitfire TD314 'St George'
Price includes delivery (UK Only)
Inside: The Spitfire story – the story of a fighting aircraft. Restoration and flight – the anatomy of a Spitfire. The owner's view – provenance, costs, paperwork. The aircrew's view – flying and displaying a Spitfire, and wartime pilots' views. The engineer's view – servicing and maintenance. Appendices providing details of a selection of airworthy Spitfires, glossary of terms and useful contacts.
Dimensions: 270 x 210mm, Cover Type: Hardback, Part number: H4462, # of pages: 160pp, ISBN-13: 9781844254620, ISBN-10: 1844254623
Author(s): Dr Alfred Price Paul Blackah MBE
Publication date: Wednesday, 17 October, 2007
Language: English
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Description
The legendary Supermarine Spitfire receives the famous Haynes Manual treatment with the full co-operation and authorisation of the Royal Air Force. The Haynes Spitfire Manual 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.
‘highly detailed and attractively designed’ The Sunday Times
‘the Haynes Spitfire Manual is crammed with superb pictures and illuminating detail’ Aeroplane
