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Flight Craft - The Gloster Meteor en service britannique *NEUF* + P&P GRATUIT-
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Numéro de l'objet eBay :226011978975
Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- ISBN
- 9781526702661
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Flight Craft 13: the Gloster Meteor in British Service
- Item Height
- 297 mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Item Width
- 210 mm
- Subject
- Engineering & Technology, Government, History
- Number of Pages
- 96 Pages
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Product Information
The Gloster F.9/40 was Britain s first jet fighter and as the Meteor F.I became the first jet-powered aircraft of any description to enter service with the Allies in World War II. Several early Meteors were despatched to Europe in the hope that 1945 might witness the first ever jet-on-jet combats between it and the much-vaunted German jets a contest which, in the event, was never to occur. Post-war, and the Meteor quickly became the backbone of the UK s day fighter defences, progressing through successive Marks as it did so, until finally being replaced on the front line by later types during the mid-1950s. With their ever-adaptable airframe, two-seat Meteors became Britain s primary night fighter too, serving for several years until replaced by the Gloster Javelin from the late 1950s onwards. With its operational career over, the Meteor s adaptability and ruggedness was put to sterling use as an advanced trainer, the most obvious example of which was the T.7\. As late as 1982, a handful of stalwarts were still soldiering on. Although space precludes a comprehensive history of such a prolific aircraft, it is hoped that both aviation enthusiasts and aircraft modellers may find some interesting examples in these pages, and sufficient inspiration to help them choose which colour scheme to finish their latest Meteor model in. This latest addition to the FlightCraft range follows our well-established format in that it is split into three primary sections. The first covers the Meteor using numerous photographs, informative captions and tables. The second is a 16-page full-colour illustration section featuring detailed profiles and 2-views of many of the colour schemes and markings carried by British Meteors. The final section lists as many injection-moulded plastic model kits of the Meteor, in all the major scales, that the authors could obtain, plus a gallery of models made by some of the UK s best modellers. AUTHORS: Neil Robinson is a respected aviation historian and author, who has worked on a number of related projects over the years. He is the author of RAF Trainers 1918-1945: Camouflage and Markings (Airlife Publications, 2012), and Air War Over the Falklands (Airlife Publications, 2012). Martin Derry has also worked extensively in the field of aviation publishing. He is the the author of British Military Aviation: 1960s in Colour (Dalrymple and Verdun Publishing, 2007) and Hornet and Sea Hornet: De Havilland's Ultimate Piston-engined Fighter (Dalrymple and Verdun Publishing, 2010).
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781526702661
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239420092
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Flight Craft 13: the Gloster Meteor in British Service
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Engineering & Technology, Government, History
Publication Year
2018
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
297 mm
Item Width
210 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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