Publisher Description

A compact guide to 70 of the most iconic aircraft to have shaped warfare over the last 100 years.Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom.Drawing on Osprey's comprehensive aviation archive, Plane Spotter's Guide uses detailed profile artwork to illustrate and aid recognition, as well as specification boxes to provide all the technical details.

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A perfect impulse gift book for museums, children of all ages and aviation enthusiasts. Covers 70 of the world's greatest fighters and bombers, including the Sopwith Camel, the Junkers Ju 87, the de Havilland Mosquito, the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver and the P-51 Mustang. Follows on from the success of the Tank Spotter's Guide.

Author Biography

Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Australasia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994.

Table of Contents

Sopwith PupAlbatros D IIINieuport 17SPAD VIISopwith CamelRAF SE 5/5aFokker Dr IFokker D VIIPolikarpov 1-16Boeing B-17 Flying FortressBristol BlenheimConsolidated PBY CatalinaMesserschmitt Bf 109Gloster GladiatorHawker HurricaneJunkers Ju 87Supermarine SpitfireShort SunderlandMesserschmitt Bf 110Fiat CR.42 FalcoJunkers Ju 88Mitsubishi A6M Zero-senCurtiss P-40 WarhawkNorth American B-25 MitchellGrumman F4F WildcatDouglas SBD DauntlessBristol Beaufighterde Havilland MosquitoIlyushin Il-2 ShturmovikNakajima Ki-43 HayabusaMartin B-26 MarauderLockheed P-38 LightningFocke-Wulf Fw 190Hawker TyphoonConsolidated B-24 LiberatorRepublic P-47 ThunderboltKawasaki Ki-61 HienMacchi C.202 FolgoreNorth American P-51 MustangCurtiss SB2C HelldiverGrumman TBF/TBM AvengerVought F4U CorsairAvro LancasterLavochkin La-5/7Boeing B-29 SuperfortressGrumman F6F HellcatMesserschmitt Me 262Yakovlev Yak-3Mikoyan MiG-15North American F-86 SabreGrumman F9F PantherMartin B-57 CanberraNorth American F-100 Super SabreBoeing B-52 StratofortressDouglas A-4 SkyhawkHandley Page VictorAvro VulcanVought F-8 CrusaderRepublic F-105 ThunderchiefMikoyan MiG-21McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIDassault Mirage IIILockheed SR-71Grumman F-14 TomcatMcDonnell Douglas F-15 EagleStrike EagleGeneral Dynamics F-16 Fighting FalconMcDonnell Douglas F/A-18 HornetLockheed F-117 NighthawkMcDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier IIRockwell B-1B Lancer

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