Spitfire
eBook - ePub

Spitfire

Pilots' Stories

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eBook - ePub

Spitfire

Pilots' Stories

About this book

The adventures of 60 pilots and ground crewmen who flew or worked on the Spitfire during World War I I

A narrative description and condensed history of the Spitfire's construction, combat career, and postwar service tell all there is to know about the finest fighter of World War II. When the book Spitfire at War first appeared in 1974, it enjoyed critical acclaim, for the aircraft had never been described in such terms and detail before. It was followed by a second volume in 1985 and a third volume in 1990. All three volumes sold well and are hailed as classic works on the subject. These important works have been out of print for more than a decade, thereby denying them to the current breed of aviation buffs. The time has come to reissue the three books as a single volume, the author "cherry-picking" the choice cuts to produce the finest title on the mighty and beloved Spitfire.

Information

Year
2012
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9780752477084

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Foreword
  6. 1 The Path to the Spitfire
  7. 2 Spitfire into Service
  8. 3 First Encounter
  9. 4 First Spitfire Reconnaissance Flights
  10. 5 Baptism of Fire
  11. 6 An Even Match
  12. 7 Spitfires in Captivity
  13. 8 Battle of Britain Fighting Tactics
  14. 9 Better Fitted for the Fight
  15. 10 Battle of Britain Squadron Commander
  16. 11 Thirteen Days in August
  17. 12 Fighter Command Spitfire Units, 14 September 1940
  18. 13 The Spitfire in Action, 15 September 1940
  19. 14 ‘The Injustice of it All’
  20. 15 Feeding the Guns
  21. 16 Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
  22. 17 Skirmish Over Kent
  23. 18 Act of Chivalry
  24. 19 Spitfire Reconnaissance Pilot
  25. 20 A Fair Day’s Work
  26. 21 Outclassed
  27. 22 Production Test Pilot, Alex Henshaw MBE
  28. 23 Spitfire Night Fighters
  29. 24 Sorting Out a Rogue
  30. 25 First Spitfires to Malta
  31. 26 More Spitfires to Malta
  32. 27 Malta Spitfire Ace
  33. 28 Besieged on Malta
  34. 29 The Balance Restored
  35. 30 Duel in the Stratosphere
  36. 31 Eagle Squadron, Eighth Air Force
  37. 32 Enter the Seafire
  38. 33 The Second Greatest Thrill
  39. 34 Report on Seafire Deck Landing
  40. 35 Reconnaissance to Berlin
  41. 36 Spitfire Most Successful
  42. 37 Equal to the Very Best
  43. 38 Spitfire Floatplane
  44. 39 ‘Anyway, It is Only a Short Sea Crossing’
  45. 40 D-Day Gunfire Spotter
  46. 41 D-Day Top Cover Squadron
  47. 42 Foe without Mercy
  48. 43 An Aerodynamicist’s View
  49. 44 Spitfire Versus V2 Rocket
  50. 45 Exotic Opponent
  51. 46 Spitfires Over the Balkans
  52. 47 The Spiteful, a Spitfire too Far
  53. 48 When Spitfire Fought Spitfire
  54. 49 Seafires Over Korea: The Last of the Few
  55. 50 Spitfires versus Guerrillas
  56. 51 Stronger, Safer, Swifter
  57. 52 Time to Move on: Spitfire versus Vampire
  58. 53 The Final Act
  59. 54 Spitfire Swansong
  60. Appendix A The Spitfire Family
  61. Appendix B The Development of the Spitfire
  62. Copyright

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