World War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history's most iconic aircraft. In the chaos of battle, it was vital that they could quickly identify friend from foe. But do you know your Hurricane from your Bf 109, or what the legendary P-51 Mustang looks like? Do you know the wingspan of the A6M Zero-sen, or how fast it could fly? THE WORLD WAR II FIGHTER PLANES SPOTTER'S GUIDE answers all of these questions and more, providing essential information on over 90…mehr
World War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history's most iconic aircraft. In the chaos of battle, it was vital that they could quickly identify friend from foe. But do you know your Hurricane from your Bf 109, or what the legendary P-51 Mustang looks like? Do you know the wingspan of the A6M Zero-sen, or how fast it could fly? THE WORLD WAR II FIGHTER PLANES SPOTTER'S GUIDE answers all of these questions and more, providing essential information on over 90 legendary aircraft, from the celebrated Spitfire to the jet-powered Me 262. Featuring full-colour artwork to aid recognition, as well as all the details you need to assess their performance, this is the perfect pocket guide to the Allied and Axis fighters of World War II.
Having initially worked for Osprey as an author in the 1980s, Tony Holmes became the company's aviation editor in 1989 after he moved to England from Western Australia. Responsible for devising the Aircraft of the Aces, Combat Aircraft, Aviation Elite Units, Duel and X-Planes series, Tony has also written more than 30 books for Osprey over the past 35 years.
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Avia B 534 Bell P-39 Airacobra Bell P-63 Kingcobra Bell P-59 Airacomet Bloch MB.152 Boulton Paul Defiant Brewster F2A Buffalo Bristol Blenheim Bristol Beaufighter CAC Boomerang Curtiss P-36/Hawk 75 Curtiss P-40B/C Tomahawk Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk/Warhawk de Havilland Mosquito Dewoitine D.520 Dornier Do 17/215/217 Douglas P-70/DB-7 Havoc Fairey Fulmar Fairey Firefly I Fiat CR.32 Fiat CR.42 Falco Fiat G.50 Freccia Fiat G.55 Centauro Focke-Wulf Fw 190A/F/G Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Fokker D.XXI Gloster Gladiator Gloster Meteor I/III Grumman F4F Wildcat Grumman F6F Hellcat Hawker Hurricane Hawker Sea Hurricane Hawker Typhoon Hawker Tempest V Heinkel He 219 Heinkel He 162 IAR 80/81 Junkers Ju 88C/G/R Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein Kawasaki Ki-100 Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 Lavochkin La-5/7 Lockheed P-38 Lightning Macchi C.200 Saetta Macchi C.202 Folgore Macchi C.205V Veltro Messerschmitt Bf 109E Messerschmitt Bf 109F Messerschmitt Bf 109G/K Messerschmitt Bf 110 Messerschmitt Me 262 Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1/3 Mitsubishi A5M Mitsubishi A6M2/3 Mitsubishi A6M5/7 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Nakajima Ki-27 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate Nakajima J1N1 Gekko Nakajima A6M2-N North American P-51A/Mustang I North American P-51B/C/D/K Mustang Northrop P-61 Black Widow Polikarpov I-16 Polikarpov I-152 (I-15bis) Polikarpov I-153 (I-15ter) PZL P.11 Reggiane Re.2000/2001/2002 Republic P-43 Lancer Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Supermarine Spitfire I/II Supermarine Spitfire V/VI Supermarine Spitfire VII/VIII Supermarine Spitfire IX Supermarine Spitfire XII Supermarine Spitfire XIV Supermarine Spitfire XVI Supermarine Seafire I/II/III Vought F4U/FG-1 Corsair Westland Whirlwind I Yakovlev Yak-1/7 Yakovlev Yak-9 Yakovlev Yak-3
