Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors Paperback / softback
by Donald Nijboer
Illustrated by Dan Patterson
Paperback / softback
Description
This was the first book which put the reader into the pilots' seats of 37 classic World War Two aircraft.
It offers historical photographs of the interiors of dozens of British, American, German, Russian and Japanese planes, offering a "pilot's perspective" of each plane.
The featured aircraft and cockpit profiles include: Supermarine Spitfire; Bristol Blenheim; Bristol Beaufighter; Hawker Typhoon; de Havilland Mosquito; Avro Lancaster; Messerschmitt Me410; Me163; Lockheed P38 Lightning; Grumman Wildcat; Boeing B17 Flying Fortress; Gloster Gladiator; Hawker Hurricane; Mitsubishi Zero; Yak-3; and, ME 262.
Author Donald Nijboer is also the author of 2005's bestselling, "Graphic War".
Each cockpit profile is written by a veteran pilot or aviation historian.
The foreword is written by former RAF Air Vice-Marshall, Ron Dick.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 133 full colour photographs, 97 b+w archive photographs
- Publisher:Boston Mills Press
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9781550464887
Information
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages, 133 full colour photographs, 97 b+w archive photographs
- Publisher:Boston Mills Press
- Publication Date:01/01/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9781550464887
