AFF: Classic Military Aircraft 448pp

Classic Military Aircraft is a comprehensive guide to the world's fighting aircraft from the beginning of heavier-than-air flight to the end of World War II. Densely packed with information, this book covers an array of biplane, triplane and monoplane designs, from World War I scouts, through the dead ends and unusual prototypes of the interwar years, to high-powered World War II warbirds such as the P-51 Mustang and Supermarine Spitfire. Aircraft featured include: World War I legends such as the Fokker Dr.I triplane flown by the Red Baron, the timeless SPAD XIII, and British stalwarts of the Western Front including the Sopwith Pup and R.A.F. RE.8; Early World War II types such as the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109 and veterans of the Pacific war such as the Grumman F4F Wildcat and B-29 Superfortress. This book contains detailed features on more than 220 combat aircraft from the first forty years of aviation.