Great Aircraft of World War II: The Spitfire, Lancaster, Messerschmitt, Mustang And Flying Fortress Shown In 500 Photographs And Illustrations

by Alfred Price, Mike Spick

Overview

A historical focus on five classic wartime aircraft from 1939 to 1945, their construction, development and use in action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780193625
Publisher:	Anness Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	10/07/2016
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

The Supermarine Spitfire 9

Prologue 10

Cutaway Diagram 12

A Fighter is Born 14

Spitfire in Action 20

Spitfire Spyplanes 32

The Spitfire Spreads its Wings 38

Regaining Control of the Skies 44

Enter the Griffon 50

More Spitfire Spyplanes 54

Spitfire Fighter-Bomber 58

Post-War Spitfires 62

Appendix 70

The Avro Lancaster 73

Prologue 74

Cutaway Diagram 76

The Manchester 78

The Lancaster Described 82

Into Service 92

Main Force 102

Bombers vs. Fighters 114

Special Squadrons 124

Appendix 134

The Messerschmitt 109 137

Prologue 138

Cutaway Diagram 140

Early Career 142

Tested in Battle 150

Enter the 'Friedrich' 160

'Gustav' and 'Kurfurst' 166

The North American P-51 Mustang 177

Prologue 178

Cutaway Diagram 182

Birth of a Fighter 184

Allison Mustangs in Service 194

The Rolls-Royce Engine 204

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 213

Prologue 214

Cutaway Diagram 218

Origins 220

Into Battle 228

War in Europe 236

The Final Round 250