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Re: Book Review: Spitfire, The History
Posted by Mike Henniger on Thu Apr 11, 2002 03:12:11 PM
In reply top Re: Book Review: Spitfire, The History posted by Dan Johnson on Thu Apr 11, 2002 02:40:17 PM
I wondered why there would be a 2nd or 3rd edition, with the first edition crammed with good info. I couldn't think of what else they could add until you mentioned the possibility of corrections!
Thanks for the tip.
Regards,
Mike
: One bit of warning about an otherwise excellent book. Man
: y of the photos are captioned inaccurately with Spitfires
: being misidentified by mark, etc.
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: Dan
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: : Book Review: Spitfire, The History
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: : Authors: Eric B. Morgan and Edward Skacklady
: : Publisher: Key Publishing Ltd, London
: : ISBN: 0 946219 10 9
: : Edition: 1st Edition 1987 (others have followed)
: :
: : I have been looking for a book with Spitfire ?details?,
: an
: : d I have found it. In ?Spitfire, The History? there is
: no
: : t only a long and detailed history about the development
: t
: : he design and development of the Spitfire, but it also l
: is
: : ts all the serials, the TOS and SOS dates and squadron i
: nf
: : ormation for each airframe.
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: : In addition, the appendix includes; a list of the differ
: en
: : t type numbers (manufacturer models and mark designation
: s)
: : , a summary of the serial block allocations, a summary o
: f
: : the build contracts, a summary of the different spitfire
: e
: : ngines, and the service entry dates for all airframes.
: Ea
: : rlier in the book there is also a list of the airframes
: th
: : at participated in the Battle of Britain.
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: : The same information I have highlighted above is also pr
: ov
: : ided for the Seafire and Spiteful.
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: : This is an excellent book. My only concern is that I wo
: n?
: : t be able to absorb it all before I have to return it to
: t
: : he library. Now off to find a copy of my own?
: :
: : Regards,
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: : Mike