This is a complete history of the design and production of the Spitfire from its pre-war origins right through to the final variant post-war, some 20,400 aircraft later. With full access to many of the personnel who worked on Spitfire, as well as to Vickers and Air Ministry records, Alfred Price records each stage of Spitfire development in a detailed and comprehensive text, accompanied by an extensive collection of contemporary photographs. This is the full story of a design and aviation legend.
Dr Alfred Price is a worldwide authority on aviation history and the leading name in Spitfire history. He writes on many aviation topics, and is the author of a bestselling book on the Battle of Britain, as well as Sky Battles and Sky Warriors in the Cassell Military Classics.
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