A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft
by Francis Crosby
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1843094444
- ISBN 13
- 9781843094449
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Hermes House, 2002 Hermes House, New York. 2002. Hardcover. 3rd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; scant shelf wear to edges; slight rubbing to panels. Pictorial aircraft laminate boards and spine with blue and yellow lettering on the spine and front board. 256 pp 8vo. This book traces the development of fighter aircraft from WWI to the present day and highlights actions in which fighters played a critical role. Technological improvements and subsequent increased performance are explored, together with the development of fighter armament and pilot equipment. An illustrated A-Z catalog of over 170 aircraft including early planes used in WWI, fighters from the inter-war years and WWII, and the highly powerful supersonic jet aircraft of today. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013048
- Title
- A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft
- Author
- Francis Crosby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1843094444
- ISBN 13
- 9781843094449
- Publisher
- Hermes House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- aircraft, military aircraft, fighter aircraft, air combat, Imperial War Museum, battles, fighter aces, aviation terms, armament, World War I, World War II, supersonic jets,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation/Aircraft;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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