Spydus Search Results - Subject: Fighter planes (Keywords)

Spitfire : portrait of a legend / Leo McKinstry.

Historian Leo McKinstry's history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first-hand testimonies. It is a tale full of drama and heroism, of glory and tragedy, with the main protagonist the remarkable plane that played a crucial role in saving Britain.
Author: McKinstry, Leo
Published: London : John Murray, 2007.
x, 435 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Middleton Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 623.7464 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024012668899

American secret projects : fighters and interceptors, 1945-1978 / compiled by Tony Buttler.

The latest volume in the 'Secret Projects' series, this book looks at American post-war 'black' projects, exploring the prototypes and technological developments that led to the production of iconic fighters such as the F-14 Tomcat.
Published: Hinckley : Midland, 2007.
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Secret projects

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Spitfire : the biography / Jonathan Glancey.

First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolize Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Flown by pilots of many nations, it saw service as far afield as Australia and the Soviet Union. This work is a celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported its development.
Author: Glancey, Jonathan
Published: London : Atlantic, 2006.
ix, 260 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 623.7464 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024012167900

They flew Hurricanes / by Adrian Stewart.

The Hawker Hurricane, together with the Spitfire, is the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Adrian Stewart has produced a nostalgic book capturing the spirit of this great aircraft and the pilots who flew them. The book will fascinate specialist aviation historians and those who enjoy a good war story.
Author: Stewart, Adrian
Published: Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2005.
xii, 196 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Heywood Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 940.544942 - Adult non-fiction - Available - 38024011931017

The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps [electronic resource] / by James R. Driscoll

Author: Driscoll, James R.
Published: Project Gutenberg, 2004
Project Gutenberg ; 12938
Available online: Rights

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The Spitfire story / Alfred Price.

This book presents a complete design and production history of the Spitfire from origins prewar through to the final variant post war.
Author: Price, Alfred, 1936-
Rev. 2nd ed.
Published: Enderby : Silverdale, 2002.
256 p. : ill., ports. ; 29 cm.

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Aircraft versus aircraft : the illustrated story of fighter pilot combat from 1914 to the present day / Norman Franks.

The fighter pilot was born as soon as aircraft proved its value in war. This book tells the story of these brave men and the aircraft in which they fought from the beginning of their invention to the present day.
Author: Franks, Norman L. R. (Norman Leslie Robert), 1940-
Published: London : Chancellor, 2001.
200p. : ill. (some col.), facsim., ports. ; 28 cm.

Rochdale Central Library - (Rochdale Library Service) - Lending Library Book - 358.414 - Adult non-fiction - Onloan - Due: 25 Aug 2023 - Long overdue (Set: 18 Nov 2023) - 38024009638491