CUTAWAY AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR TWO
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Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9780852429938 |
| ISBN-10 | 0852429932 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Author(s) | Argus Book |
| Publisher | Argus Books |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Published date | 1989 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 21 x 30 x 0.5 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS |
Description
CUTAWAY AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR TWO is a collection of magnificent cutaway drawings of a variety of famous World War Two aircraft, both fighters and bombers. Each aircraft is on a two-page spread which, as well as the finely-detailed drawings, contains a comprehensive annotated guide to the assembly and the working parts.
This technical compendium offers a fascinating deep dive into the internal engineering of the most iconic combat planes from the 1939–1945 era. Originally compiled from the meticulous archives of vintage aviation journals like Flight and The Aeroplane, the book features roughly 30 detailed 3D cutaway drawings that strip away the aluminum skin to reveal the structural ribs, engine layouts, and armament systems of legendary aircraft.
From the agile Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf 109 to the massive B-17 Flying Fortress, this 64-page guide serves as a precise visual record of wartime innovation. It remains a prized reference for modelers and history enthusiasts looking to understand the "bones" of the machines that defined the air war.
FIGHTERS
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero, Supermarine Spitfire Mk VI, Macchi C202 Folgore, Messerschmitt Me 109 F-4/R5, Messerschmitt Me 110, Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet, Messerschmitt Me 262A Schwalbe, Focke Wulf Fw 190 A3, Heinkel He 219A-7/R-4 Uhu, Dornier Do 217J-2, Dornier Do 335 V14 Pfeil, Bell P-39D-1 Airacobra, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, North American P-51D Mustang, Grumman F6F-3N Hellcat, Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair
BOMBERS
De Havilland Mosquito B Mk IV, Short S.29 Stirling Mk I, Handley-Page Halifax B Mk III, Avro 683 Lancaster B Mk I, Dornier Do 217K-3, Junkers Ju 88A-4, Heinkel He 177A-5/R2 Greif, North American B-25 Mitchell, Boeing 299 B-17G Fortress, Consolidated B-24J Liberator, Boeing B-29 Superfortress
MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE
Short S25 Sunderland Mk V, Consolidated Catalina I PBY-5