AIRCRAFT FOR THE FEW - The RAF’s Fighters and Bombers in 1940., Bowyer HBdj VG

Description: AIRCRAFT FOR THE FEW - The RAF’s Fighters and Bombers in 1940. Bowyer, Michael J.F. Sparkford, 1991, Patrick Stephens, UK first edition, hard bound in dust jacket, 6 x 9, VG/VG condition, glossy page stock, 256 pages, massively illustrated, many appendices, index.-----------------Did you know that the wings of one of the finest bombers to be built during the Second World War were originally meant to fold like a butterfly's to fit into existing hangars? Or that plans existed for No. 617 Squadron (later to become famous as 'The Dambusters') to be formed before the war even began? Or that the Defiant was originally intended for quite a different use from that for which it was employed? Using much previously unpublished material drawn from records not widely available to the general public, Michael Bowyer has put together probably the most comprehensive account yet of the origins and operations of the RAF aircraft that played a part in the Battle of Britain, from the well-known and much glamorized Supermarine Spitfire to the 'flying porcupine' Short Sunderland and the lumbering, underpowered Fairey Battle. Together with other RAF front line types they kept the enemy at bay for three-and-a-half months, and every example that is known to have seen operational squadron use during that period is listed here producing a unique record.------------------------------------------------------------------Aircraft types are presented in their respective categories, with equal weight being given for the first time to the vital contribution made to the conflict by Coastal Command's Ansons, Blenheims, Whitleys and others. They patrolled the seas from Brittany to the Arctic while Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys of Bomber Command attacked a wide range of European targets, and Hurricanes and Spitfires of Fighter Command defended the skies over Britain. All this activity is recorded here in immense detail and will give hours of pleasure to anyone interested in the history of wartime aviation.New Terms 2018 ************************************************************ THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US - WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS. COMBINED POSTAGE- with E-bay’s new system, many of you cannot ask for an invoice. Be assured, if you must pay for a number of separate titles, we will always refund all overpays on combined postage when processing the order INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE NOTICE ! AS OF MAY 14th, 2007, THE US POSTAL SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED INTERNATIONAL MAIL RATES - ALL SURFACE MAIL HAS BEEN DROPPED, THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO CLASSES OF AIR MAIL= PRIORITY OR FIRST CLASS. 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