Description

A compact guide to 70 of the most iconic aircraft to have shaped warfare over the last 100 years.

Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom.

Drawing on Osprey's comprehensive aviation archive, Plane Spotter's Guide uses detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details.

Table of Contents

Sopwith Pup
Albatros D III
Nieuport 17
SPAD VII
Sopwith Camel
RAF SE 5/5a
Fokker Dr I
Fokker D VII
Polikarpov 1-16
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Bristol Blenheim
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Gloster Gladiator
Hawker Hurricane
Junkers Ju 87
Supermarine Spitfire
Short Sunderland
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Fiat CR.42 Falco
Junkers Ju 88
Mitsubishi A6M Zero-sen
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
North American B-25 Mitchell
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Bristol Beaufighter
de Havilland Mosquito
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa
Martin B-26 Marauder
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Focke-Wulf Fw 190
Hawker Typhoon
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien
Macchi C.202 Folgore
North American P-51 Mustang
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger
Vought F4U Corsair
Avro Lancaster
Lavochkin La-5/7
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Messerschmitt Me 262
Yakovlev Yak-3
Mikoyan MiG-15
North American F-86 Sabre
Grumman F9F Panther
Martin B-57 Canberra
North American F-100 Super Sabre
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
Handley Page Victor
Avro Vulcan
Vought F-8 Crusader
Republic F-105 Thunderchief
Mikoyan MiG-21
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Dassault Mirage III
Lockheed SR-71
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
Strike Eagle
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
Rockwell B-1B Lancer

Product details

Published Jun 20 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 216
ISBN 9781780967011
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 140 col
Series General Aviation
Short code GNA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Tony Holmes

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