A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft: Featuring Photographs from the Imperial War MuseumAn Illustrated history of fighter aircraft, their origins and evolution. Fokkers, Spitfires, Messerschmitts and many others from WW I & II. Today's Powerful supersonic jets, including F-15 Eagles, MiGs and the Eurofighter. Features Photographs from the Imperial War Museum. |
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Grumman F14 Tomcat PAGES 23 Hawker Hurricane 6 Introduction | 6 |
The History of Fighter Aircraft | 9 |
Birth of the fighter | 10 |
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