Mosquito History of a Legend is a fascinating telling of the development of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, a British twin- engined, light bomber introduced during WWII.
This reference covers conversions and modifications of kits, super-detailing, modelling vacuform parts and kits, and how to scratch-build entire models. It will contain easy to understand instructions and photographs to illustrate the techniques described and how to improve the appearance of your models and improve your modelling workflow.
The first great British aero-engine manufacturer Sunbeam made a vital contribution to victory in the First World War. Fitted to the first aircraft to torpedo a ship, the only one to fly at Jutland, they saw service on 3 continents. Sunbeams powered the R.34 airship, the first to fly the Atlantic east to west, and land speed record-breaking cars.
The Experimental Seaplane Stations of the Royal Naval Air Service
Up to and during the First World War, the Royal Navy was at the forefront of developments in aviation: concerned not just with the use of military aircraft to defend the fleet, but also securing the homeland against Zeppelin raiders and undertaking tactical air strikes into enemy territory. With the aeroplane a totally new and revolutionary ......
This book covers Bomber Command from creation in 1936 to 1945. In parallel with Fighter Command's initial defensive fallibility, the means to hammer the Axis industrial base into oblivion was totally lacking and had to be painfully built up to the point where the Force decisively added its weight to bring about an ultimate Allied Victory.
A comprehensive and meticulously researched landmark work charting the construction, operational history and post-war use of the airfields of the RAF and USAAF in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Supported by a wealth of 690 photographs and airfield plans providing a unique illustration into the life of each wartime airfield.
Lightning Strikes-The Lockheed P-38 is a comprehensive history of one of the most successful and versatile aircraft of the Second World War. The book covers its design, production and technical details as well as its service in every USAAF combat theatre, with foreign air forces and as postwar civilian aircraft-supplemented by detailed appendices.
Illustrated with drawings and information on the Luftwaffe's radical fighter projects, The Ultimate Piston Fighters chronicles the revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war. They were the extreme designs left on the drawing board after the first jet engines were available for the manufacture of the Messerschmitt Me 262.
The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough from 1908 to 1918, with detailed descriptions of the many different aeroplanes designed there for active service in the First World War. The book is illustrated throughout with period photographs, line drawings and maps. This new edition has been greatly extended and completely updated.
