Author: Jackson, Robert
Publisher: Airlife Pub Ltd
Year: 2003
ISBN: 184037358X
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 96 pages, 86 photos, 14 colour profiles. 'The Wooden Wonder' - the nickname of one of the finest and most elegant aeroplanes to have been developed during WW2. This book is the perfect introductory source book, for the general reader, enthusiast and modeller alike wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design and history of the Mosquito. Why was the aircraft conceived? Who were the people who designed it and who became famous for flying it? What were its virtues and vices? There are a host of illustrations that show variations of colour schemes used in different operational theatres of combat and rare photos taken when the heat was on.