{"product_id":"janes-all-the-worlds-aircraft-1942","title":"JANE'S ALL THE WORLD'S AIRCRAFT 1942","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eComprehensive 1942 encyclopedia of world aircraft covering both military and civil aviation, with detailed country-by-country listings of aircraft markings, specifications, and historical information during a turning point in WWII.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLarge publisher’s cloth-bound volume with gilt lettering to spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLarge publisher’s cloth-bound volume with gilt lettering to spine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompiled and edited by C. G. Grey and Leonard Bridgman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLondon, Sampson Low, Marston \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., 1942.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApprox. 700+ pages (paginated by sections)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection \/ Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJane's All the World's Aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21 x 32 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1803\" data-start=\"1784\" data-section-id=\"125yhf0\"\u003e“Wartime edition”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1839\" data-start=\"1804\" data-section-id=\"8g4tqf\"\u003e“World War II aviation reference”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1865\" data-start=\"1840\" data-section-id=\"1niz7ah\"\u003e“Profusely illustrated”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1899\" data-start=\"1866\" data-section-id=\"j1h5zb\"\u003e“Three-view technical drawings”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1900\" data-section-id=\"1m8wtff\"\u003e“Historical air force sections by country”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly important wartime edition of the famous aeronautical reference founded by Fred T. Jane, published during the Second World War. The 1942 issue constitutes an exceptional documentary record of world military and civil aviation at a decisive stage of the conflict, introduced by the editorial section entitled “1942 — The Turn of the Tide.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume surveys military, civil and experimental aircraft from the principal aviation nations of the world, with detailed technical descriptions, performance data, engine specifications, armament information, diagrams and contemporary photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition is especially notable for its wartime context: several sections directly discuss ongoing air operations, the organisation of Allied and Axis air forces, and the rapid transformation of the global aircraft industry under wartime conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1942—The Turn of the Tide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART A.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE WORLD'S AERONAUTICAL PROGRESS —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHISTORICAL (Service Aviation)—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive reference work covers International Aircraft Markings and detailed information on civil and military aviation from countries around the world including: Afghanistan, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, British Empire, British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Manchukuo, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Salvador, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand (Siam), Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugo-Slavia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART B.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHISTORICAL (CIVIL AVIATION)—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete coverage of civil aviation markings and operations from nations worldwide during this pivotal year of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart A – Historical (Service Aviation)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorldwide survey of military air forces by country, including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelgium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGermany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnited States of America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItaly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth American and European nations, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluding descriptions of air force organisation, national markings, equipment and operational aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart B – Historical (Civil Aviation)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSections devoted to airlines, commercial aviation and civil aircraft still in operation during wartime.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAeroplane Section\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetailed technical entries covering aircraft such as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLockheed Lodestar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMesserschmitt Me 210\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort Stirling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort Sunderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsolidated B-24 Liberator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth American NA-44\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand numerous other contemporary aircraft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost entries include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethree-view drawing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003etechnical specifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eperformance data\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eengine information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003edimensions and loading figures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfusely illustrated throughout in black and white with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtemporary aviation photographs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003etechnical line drawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003enational insignia diagrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprofile views and three-view plans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe volume constitutes a major technical and historical source on world aviation during the Second World 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