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HANDBOOK
OF
FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT
Featuring
photographs
from
the
Imperial
War
Museum
•
•
An
illustrated
history
of
fighter
aircraft,
their
origins
and
evolution
II
Fokkers,
Spitfires,
Messerschmitts
and
jets,
many
others
from
World
Wars
I
and
Today's
powerful
supersonic
including
F-15
Eagles,
MiGs
and
the
Eurofighter
FRANCIS
CROSBY
OF IMPERIAL
WAR
MUSEUM
DUXFORD
A
HANDBOOK
OF
FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT
Fighters
-
aircraft
designed
to
attack
and
destroy
other
aircraft
-
have
existed
almost
as
long
as
military
aviation.
With
the
outbreak
of
World
War
I
in
1914,
aircraft
designed
specifically
as
fighters
appeared.
A
HANDBOOK
OF
FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT
War
role.
I
traces
the
development
of
fighters
from
World
to
the
present
day,
in
and
highlights
a
crucial
actions
which
fighters
played
Technological
improvements
and
subsequent
increased
performance
are
explored,
together
with
the
development
of
fighter
armament
and
pilot
equipment.
The
book
has
two
substantial
A-Z
sections
which
form
an
1
illustrated
guide
to
over
70
fighter
aircraft.
The
first
section
covers
air
aircraft
from
the
pioneering
days
of
in
fighting
World
War
I
through
to
the
early
II.
jets
in
action
at
the
end
of
World
War
This
section
is
brimming
with information
and
often
rare
photographs
of
truly
classic
fighter
aircraft
including
the
Bristol
Fighter,
Spitfire
and
P-51
Mustang.
The second
section
of
the
book
focuses
on
the
remarkable
advances
of
post-World
War
II,
mainly
jet,
aircraft
from
1945
to
the
5,
present
day,
and
includes the
MiG-1
Hunter,
Harrier
and
F-15
Eagle.
Detailed
specification
boxes
are
featured
for
every
aircraft
listed.
These
contain
up-to-
date
information,
including
country
of
origin,
first
flight,
power,
armament,
size,
weights
and
performance.
This
splendidly
illustrated
book,
with
many
previously
unpublished
pictures
from
the
Imperial
War
Museum
Photograph
Archive,
is
a
must-have
in
reference
book
for
everyone
interested
the
aircraft
that
have
helped
make
history.
A
HANDBOOK
OF
FIGHTER
AIRCRAFT

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