{"product_id":"royal-air-force-the-aircraft-in-service-since-1919","title":"ROYAL AIR FORCE — The aircraft in service since 1918","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eA comprehensive visual history of RAF aircraft from 1918 to present through Michael Turner's acclaimed paintings, featuring first-hand accounts from pilots who flew these legendary machines from biplanes to supersonic jets.\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\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0600349330\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\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• Dust jacket\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\u003eLike NEW\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\u003eMichael Turner\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\u003eThe Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited\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\u003e208\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\u003e1981\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\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22 x 28.5 x 2.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCategorie(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• AVIATION MILITAIRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003eThe aircraft used by the \u003cem\u003eRAF\u003c\/em\u003e since its foundation in 1918 have been as varied in their popularity as in their design and function. Some planes were regarded as deathtraps by their crews and quickly withdrawn from service; others could sustain incredible damage and still return safely home. Each new design soon developed its own personality, and might be loved or hated; indeed, some of the best inspired such affection that societies have been formed to keep their memory alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of these planes no longer exist, and many more were never photographed in colour; but through the paintings of Michael Turner, the reader can see them as they appeared in their heyday. \u003cem\u003eRoyal Air Force: The Aircraft in Service since 1918\u003c\/em\u003e combines these paintings with numerous comments and assessments by the men who actually flew the planes, giving the reader a highly personal impression of what they were really like to fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Turner’s paintings have been universally praised for their combination of technical accuracy with unrivalled attention to mood and detail. In this collection of more than one hundred of his works, he has covered the entire history of the Service—from the early wood-boned, wire-braced biplanes, through the metal monoplanes of the Second World War such as the \u003cem\u003eSupermarine Spitfire\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAvro Lancaster\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eHawker Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e, to the supersonic jets of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the famous aircraft, he has included the less successful designs, training aircraft, and transport planes; complementing these illustrations are a series of drawings depicting life on the airfields and the operations of the \u003cem\u003eRAF\u003c\/em\u003e at peace and at war throughout its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the artistry of Michael Turner and the many accounts of RAF personnel, past and present, make this a unique and fascinating record of the development of the \u003cem\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/em\u003e, of interest to air historians, members of the RAF, and laymen alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53775955591514,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/image1_8de61664-8b12-4633-b272-f44f9bc908ac.jpeg?v=1773142088","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/royal-air-force-the-aircraft-in-service-since-1919","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}