Canadian Aircraft of WWII
Product code 9780978069636
Series AviaDossier 1
Publisher/Brand Aviaeology
Author Carl Vincent
Format a4
No. Pages 80
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory World Wars Books » WW2
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Drawing on an immense range of archival records, memoirs, and photographs collected over decades of diligent research, author Carl Vincent provides a unique insight into some of the men and machines covered under the broad title Canadian Aircraft of WWII. Each entry's narrative is loaded with history, much of it previously unpublished and is illustrated by rare and relevant photos plus deeply researched large-format colour profiles, all complemented by highly informative captions.
Discover how the oddball little Fleet Fort came into its new role, why the Bolingbroke was much more than "just a Canadian Blenheim", when chewing gum could prove vital for a Sunderland crew, who was one of the Allies' premier train-busters, and much more…
Covered in this AviaDossier:
DeHavilland Fox Moth (with 2 profiles & 5 photos)
Consolidated Catalina I (with 2 profiles & 5 photos)
North American Mustang I (with 3 profiles & 6 photos )
Fleet Fort (with 2 profiles & 2 photos)
Short Sunderland III (with 2 profiles & 5 photos)
Hawker Hurricane XII (with 2 profiles & 2 photos)
Bristol Bolingbroke IV (with 3 profiles & 5 photos)
Northrop Delta (with 4 profiles & 5 photos)
Douglas Boston III & IIIA (with 2 profiles & 3 photos)
Consolidated Liberator GR.V(Can) (with 1 profile & 4 photos)
Bristol Bolingbroke IVW (with 2 profiles & 3 photos)
Blackburn Shark II (with 2 profiles & 2 photos)
Supermarine Stranraer (with 1 profile & 2 photos)
Supermarine Spitfire FR.IX &?FR.XIV (with 1 profile ea. & 2 photos)
Beaufighter TF.X (with 5 profiles & 10 photos)
Lysander IIIA?TT (with 2 profiles & 2 photos)
Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.IV (with 2 profiles & 2 photos)
Lockheed Hudson I (with 4 profiles & 5 photos)
Stocky Edwards' Spitfire & Fw190 (with 1 profile ea. & 3 photos)
70+ photos (4 in colour), 45 large colour profile illustrations and 4 colour maps.
Including a Foreword by Canadian Second World War Ace W/C JF "Stocky"?Edwards and 2 useful appendices. Fully indexed.
