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Flying The Icon: Spitfire
Jarrod Cotter
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Description for Flying The Icon: Spitfire
Hardcover. A unique insight into what it is like to fly one of the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation - the Spitfire. Num Pages: 176 pages, Approx 200. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1094.
The Supermarine Spitfire is not only one of the most famous British icons, but it is arguably the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation. For many generations it was said to be `every schoolboy's dream' to fly a Spitfire, and Flying the Icon: Spitfire aims to give the reader an insight into what that requires. To mark the 80th anniversary of the first flight of Prototype K5054 on 5 March 1936, author Jarrod Cotter presents something entirely different from the previously published histories of the Spitfire. Having spent a great deal of time talking to ... Read more
The Supermarine Spitfire is not only one of the most famous British icons, but it is arguably the most widely-recognised and popular aircraft in the history of aviation. For many generations it was said to be `every schoolboy's dream' to fly a Spitfire, and Flying the Icon: Spitfire aims to give the reader an insight into what that requires. To mark the 80th anniversary of the first flight of Prototype K5054 on 5 March 1936, author Jarrod Cotter presents something entirely different from the previously published histories of the Spitfire. Having spent a great deal of time talking to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fighting High Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1094g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780993212987
SKU
V9780993212987
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Jarrod Cotter
Jarrod Cotter served in the Royal Air Force during the 1980s and 1990s, spending the majority of his service working on Harrier and Tornado squadrons overseas. He then trained in publishing and became the Deputy Editor of FlyPast magazine, the launch Editor of Aviation Classics and the Editor of Aeroplane Monthly. He now enjoys work as a freelance author and ... Read more
Reviews for Flying The Icon: Spitfire
'The book is great - I've now had time to read it thoroughly - with some great images, and some excellent reference material relating to flying/operating the various marks. I found things like the detail on the fuel systems fascinating, but then I would!
Former OC BBMF Clive Rowley
This book is a must-have guide for arm chair ... Read more
Former OC BBMF Clive Rowley
This book is a must-have guide for arm chair ... Read more