Silver Spitfire
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The Silver Spitfire
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Author : Tom Neil
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-02-28
The Silver Spitfire written by Tom Neil and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A brilliantly vivid Second World War memoir by one of 'the Few' Spitfire fighter pilots. Following the D-Day landings, Battle of Britain hero Tom Neil was assigned as an RAF liaison to an American fighter squadron. As the Allies pushed east, Neil commandeered an abandoned Spitfire as his own personal aeroplane. Erasing any evidence of its provenance and stripping it down to bare metal, it became the RAF's only silver Spitfire. Alongside his US comrades, he took the silver Spitfire into battle until, with the war's end, he was forced to make a difficult decision. Faced with too many questions about the mysterious rogue fighter, he contemplated increasingly desperate measures to offload it, including bailing out mid-Channel. He eventually left the Spitfire at Worthy Down, never to be seen again. THE SILVER SPITFIRE is the first-hand, gripping story of Neil's heroic experience as an RAF fighter pilot and his reminiscences with his very own personal Spitfire.
Silver Spitfire
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Author : Matt Jones
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2022-10-31
Silver Spitfire written by Matt Jones and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with categories.
The recovery and renovation of a Second World War Spitfire to museum standards is always a special event. To then restore it to flying status is an even greater accomplishment. If that was the whole story of The Sliver Spitfire this would still be a worthy subject for a book - but this Spitfire, MJ271, or G-IRTY as she is also known, built more than 70 years ago as a short-range interceptor fighter - then went on to fly round the world.MJ271 was sent to its first frontline unit, 118 Squadron, which was then based at RAF Detling in Kent as part of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, on 18 February 1944. While at Detling, MJ271 took part in a total of sixteen operations. More sorties followed with other squadrons and with pilots from many Allied nationalities at the controls. Though undertaking many offensive sorties in a reconfigured dive-bomber role over occupied territory, and suffering Category 'B' damage, MJ271 survived the war.She was handed over to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, eventually being sold to the War Museum at Delfzijl and then on to other organizations. It was during this period that MJ271 acquired her silver finish. Her last move was to Boutlbee Flight Academy, now Spitfires.com, in 2016. It was there that the idea grew of attempting something which had never been achieved before - to fly a Spitfire around the world!On 5 August 2019, MJ271 set off from Goodwood aerodrome, the former Battle of Britain fighter station then known as RAF Westhampnett, on its record-breaking flight. This unique event saw the Silver Spitfire cover a staggering 43,000 kilometers in a total of 74-legs through twenty-four countries, flying across Greenland and the Atlantic to the United States via New York, Las Vegas and California. The Spitfire then flew north before heading westward into Russia and to Japan, before making its way across the rest of Asia. After a set of brief stopovers in the Middle East, it flew across Europe to return to the UK.Told through a panoply of astounding photographs, each stage of the Silver Spitfire's remarkable history and unrivaled world tour is displayed in this beautiful tribute to this great icon of British engineering and pioneering spirit.
The Silver Spitfire
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Author : Roger Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Silver Spitfire written by Roger Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Fiction categories.
The Silver Spitfire
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Author : Roger Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-01-01
The Silver Spitfire written by Roger Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Silver Spitfire
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Author : Roger Harvey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-05
The Silver Spitfire written by Roger Harvey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-05 with categories.
THE SILVER SPITFIRE is a tender and haunting love story set against the horrors of war and the drama of 20th-century turmoil, told with honesty, realism, and mastery of language by this accomplished novelist who also a poet and screenwriter. When two young Englishmen visit Nazi Germany and one marries a German girl, events are set in motion that will lead them all into a terrifying future and the stark new world of post-war Britain. Unforgettable romance, gripping action scenes, and a sweeping saga of historical events combine in this richly atmospheric and sensuously written book based on a true story: it really is a 20th-century love story for all time.
Silver Spitfire
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Author : Michael J. Stevens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-07
Silver Spitfire written by Michael J. Stevens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Merlin The Power Behind The Spitfire Mosquito And Lancaster The Story Of The Engine That Won The Battle Of Britain And Wwii
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Author : Graham Hoyland
language : en
Publisher: William Collins
Release Date : 2020-04-20
Merlin The Power Behind The Spitfire Mosquito And Lancaster The Story Of The Engine That Won The Battle Of Britain And Wwii written by Graham Hoyland and has been published by William Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-20 with TRANSPORTATION categories.
The most iconic planes of WWII, the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, DeHavilland Mosquito and the Avro Lancaster, were all powered by one engine, the Rolls-Royce Merlin. The story of the Merlin is one of British ingenuity at its height, of artistry and problem-solving that resulted in a war-winning design.
The Spitfire
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Author : Philip Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-07-31
The Spitfire written by Philip Kaplan and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with History categories.
“An amazing tribute to the people who designed, built and flew it—a comprehensive history of one of the most beautiful aircraft ever manufactured.”—Books Monthly The magnificent Vickers Supermarine Spitfire, together with its able partner the Hawker Hurricane, saved Britain from Nazi invasion in the summer of 1940 and irrevocably changed the course of the Second World War. This book from Philip Kaplan celebrates one of history’s most important weapons in a glorious new light. A British national icon, the Spitfire is the best-known symbol of the war years for generations of Britons. From the deep, haunting growl of its Rolls-Royce engine, to the elegant style of its elliptical wing, it is perhaps the most famous and revered combat airplane ever built. Kaplan investigates just what it is that fuels the Spitfire’s compelling mystique. During wartime, it held an unrivaled reputation amongst Allied and Axis airmen. Today, it continues to hold aviation enthusiasts in thrall. Kaplan highlights the immeasurable contributions of Spitfire designers Reginald J. Mitchell and Joseph Smith, test pilots Jeffrey Quill, Mutt Summers and Alex Henshaw, and ace Spitfire pilots including Al Deere, Sailor Malan and Pierre Clostermann. All added to the legend of this lovely, but deadly, little fighter. “Can be considered a ‘Potted History’ of the Spitfire and its military and civilian service, with particular emphasis being placed on the restoration of AR213. On that basis it will probably appeal to Spitfire aficionados in particular and to aviation and war-bird enthusiasts in general.”—NZ Crown Mines
Spitfire
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Author : Jonathan Glancey
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-08-07
Spitfire written by Jonathan Glancey and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-07 with History categories.
Updated edition to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is difficult to overestimate the excitement that accompanied the birth of the Spitfire. An aircraft imbued with balletic grace and extraordinary versatility, it was powered by a piston engine and a propeller, yet came tantalisingly close to breaking the sound barrier. First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolize Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Spitfire: The Biography is a celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported its development, and of the industry that manufactured both the aircraft and the Rolls-Royce engines that powered it. It is also about the ways in which the sight, sound and fury of this lithe and legendary fighter continue to stir the public imagination worldwide more than eighty years on.
Ultimate Spitfires
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Author : Peter Caygill
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-03-28
Ultimate Spitfires written by Peter Caygill and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-28 with History categories.
"The Spitfire is probably Britain's best loved and admired airplane. It is also revered around the world. This book looks at the later marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from Supermarine's first early versions that saw action in the early days of World War II. New and more powerful Rolls-Royce engines replaced the well-tried Merlin, but increased the aircrafts performance in terms of speed and operational altitude. Subtle changes to wing design also increased the maneuverability and capability of these spectacular models that survived in the operational role until superseded by the introduction of jet-powered flight.The content explains the design details, development and flight testing of twelve models and also contains their operational roles and history. Lengthy appendices will include Griffon-powered Spitfire aces, V1 rocket destruction aces, Griffon-powered Spitfire losses and where the survivors can be found."