How to Fly a Battle of Britain Fighter: Spitfire, Messerschmitt, Hurricane

How do you fly a Spitfire, or a Messerschmitt or even a Hurricane? Using original Pilots Notes, Campbell McCutcheon introduces you to the famous aircraft of the Battle of Britain. Find out how a pilot was instructed in flying a Battle of Britain fighter, using the original Pilot''s Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, as well as Air Ministry flying notes on captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. See how each compares, view their cockpits and learn how they fly. All three aircraft handled superbly, and the Pilot''s Notes help give an idea of what it was like to fl y in a real Second World War fighter aircraft. The aircraft were designed and first flew within months of each other, and all served throughout the war. More than 300 pilots on the Eastern Front shot down over 100 Soviet aircraft, each using Messerschmitt Bf 109s, while British aces in the Spitfire and Hurricane included Douglas Bader, Roland Beaumont, Neville Duke and Richard Hillary.

• | Author: Campbell McCutcheon
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 15, 2014
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781445636658
• | ISBN-10: 1445636654