Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors - Softcover

Nijboer, Donald

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9781550464887: Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550464884 ISBN 13: 9781550464887

Publisher: Boston Mills Press, 2006

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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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Review:

A great title suited to the modeler but with enough information to appease the ardent enthusiast. It would even be a good coffee table type and to my eyes is presented a bit that way. Having said that I do not believe it detracts from it in any way. Recommended.-- (04/14/2010)

[reviewed with Gunner] A plethora of wonderful colour images both original and modern ... of such high quality that they yield some excellent information ... The large format wartime colour photos are simply fantastic. Highly recommended for aircraft fanatics and modellers too.-- (07/01/2007)

[Globe and Mail 2006 Holiday Gift Book selection]--Globe and Mail (12/09/2006)

The writer [Donald Nijboer] and photographer Dan Patterson have triumphed in recording the "offices" of 37 front-line aircraft of World War II.--Air Pictorial

The cockpit photographs are superb ... you can not only read every tiny placard, but see where a mechanic's screwdriver slipped while tightening up an access panel.--Pilot

As you thumb through this book, you'll swear you can smell oil and av-gas.--Air and Space Smithsonian

About the Author:

Donald Nijboer is the author of Graphic War: The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II; and the co-author, with photographer Dan Patterson, of Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions and Cockpits of the Cold War. He lives in Toronto. Dan Patterson is the co-author of the landmark five-volume Aviation Century series and the recipient of the first annual Combs Award, honoring his contribution to the photographic preservation of America's air and space heritage. He lives in Dayton, Ohio.

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