Synopsis
No other book on World War II aviation provides so many specifications and details of performance in such a concise format. On one page are a brief description of each aircraft's purpose, as well as photographs and drawings that include fields of fire. On the facing page are its specifications and performance data, including range, armament, bomb/freight load, and armour. Comprehensive and accurate, it is the ideal quick reference for the airplane buff, the modeler, the computer wargamer, and the air warfare historian.
About the Author
Foreword author Walter J. Boyne is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, a bestselling author, and a world-renowned authority on aviation history. His thirty books include The Smithsonian Book of Flight, Eagles at War, and Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997. He lives in Ashburn, Virginia.
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