Mosquito the original multi-role combat aircraft /
During the history of aviation there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The de Havilland Mosquito was one such aircraft. It was not designed to an RAF requirement, but was the result of an initiative of the designers and builders to uti...
Основен автор: | Simons, Graham M. |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Barnsley :
Pen & Sword Aviation,
2011.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=621598 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Mosquito. |
Резюме: |
During the history of aviation there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The de Havilland Mosquito was one such aircraft. It was not designed to an RAF requirement, but was the result of an initiative of the designers and builders to utilize the skills of woodworkers and the relative abundance of wood in the crisis years of World War II. The result was an airplane that could be built quickly, was extremely fast and extremely versatile. The pilots loved it. This book describes how it was built and utilizes many hitherto unpublished p. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, map |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 256) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781844682607 1844682609 |