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A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft: Featuring Photographs from the Imperial War Museum (2002)

by Francis Crosby, Imperial War Museum, Peter Moloney

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A handbook of fighter aircraft traces the development of fighters from World War I to the present day, and highlights actions in which fighters played a crucial role.
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An Illustrated history of fighter aircraft, their origins and evolution. Fokkers, Spitfires, Messerschmitts and many others from WW I & II. Today's Powerful supersonic jets, including F-15 Eagles, MiGs and the Eurofighter.
A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft An illustrated A-Z catalog of over 170 aircraft, including early planes used in World War I, fighters from the inter-war years and World War II, and the highly powerful supersonic jet aircraft of today A guide to the different type of weapons used in air combat: machine-guns, cannons, rockets, and missiles Specification boxes for each aircraft provide at-a-glance information about the planes' country of origin, first flight, power, armament, size, weights, and performance
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This book is dedicated to my wife Vanessa and daughter Gemma, for their help and understanding while I was engrossed in writing this, and to my parents who always encouraged me to learn.
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"It is not to be expected that aircraft will be able to carry out their duties undisturbed."
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