Spitfire
Language: English
Published by Patrick Stephens/Airfix Products, London, 1971
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This publication is aimed at both the military aviation enthusiast and the scale modeller. In the first section Roy Cross follows the evolution of this famous WWII RAF fighter from its predecessors, through its development in numerous marks and modifications, up to the MK VI, with coverage also of its active service deployments and its Merlin power plant. This occupies five chapters. In the seond, three chapters, Gerald Scarborough offers comprehensive advice and guidance to modellers of the Airfix 1:24 scale Spitfire kit. Both sections are illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, detailed technical drawings, diagrams, a cut-away, plans, several side views for camouflage schemes, further plans on end-papers. 104 pages. Laminated hard covers with colour art combat scene at front, model photos at rear, VG+ with slight wear spine extremities, lower corners, dealer stamp lower corner FFEP, half centimetre sliver cut from top corner, text block otherwise excellent, no inscriptions.
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- Title
- Spitfire
- Author
- Cross, Roy and Gerald Scarborough
- Publisher
- Patrick Stephens/Airfix Products, London
- Publication year
- 1971
- Condition
- VG+
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hard Covers
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0850590825
- ISBN 13
- 9780850590821
- Illustrator
- Photos, Plans, Drawings Diagrams
- Edition
- 1st
- Dimensions
- 25cm By 18.5cm
Title: Spitfire, Classic Aircraft No.1: Their History And How To Model Them
Authors: Roy Cross; Gerald Scarborough
Format: Hardback
Label: Patrick Stephens Ltd, ISBN: 0 85059 082 5, Published: 1971
SO MUCH has been written about the Supermarine Spitfire—and so much more remains to be told—that it seems wise at the outset to state the aims of this particular volume. It is directed firstly.at the modeller who, being prepared to spend considerable time creating a highly detailed facsimile of the original aeroplane, needs to know something of the machine's technical features and construction. Undoubtedly he will be interested also in the lengthy process whereby the Spitfire was developed throughout the peace-time years and later in the heat of battle into one of the world's most famous fighting aeroplanes. Secondly,' the aircraft enthusiast in general should also find something new and of interest herein.
Since the operational career of the Spitfire has been amply covered elsewhere, the first part of this book applies more to its technical evolution, though some notes on squadron usage are included. This is only the beginning, though perhaps the most important part, of the story, since the contents relate to the Mk I as featured in the Airfix 1:24 scale plastic construction kit and to some other versions which can be converted from this with comparative ease.
The Spitfire was not a perfect fighting aeroplane to begin with (surely no complex mechanical contrivance ever is from the outset), nor was there ever a point before or during the Second World War when the Supermarine design staff and Air Ministry technical branches could sit back and contemplate the Spitfire design as finalised and complete. Such was the rate of enemy aeronautical progress that Supermarine and Rolls-Royce were involved in a constant battle—a conflict not always won—to keep the Spitfire abreast or ahead of the equipment flown by the opposing pilots....
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