"It is a rare and happy event when a great idea for a book occurs to the man best suited to write it....The concept of examining the first time each of scores of new fighters entered combat is so good....Guttman lays it out exactly right....Fighting Firsts is a really fine book, a model of its kind, and one that can be read straight through..."--"Aviation History."
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"It is a rare and happy event when a great idea for a book occurs to the man best suited to write it....The concept of examining the first time each of scores of new fighters entered combat is so good....Guttman lays it out exactly right....Fighting Firsts is a really fine book, a model of its kind, and one that can be read straight through..."--"Aviation History."
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Bumped corners ow. vg in d/w. Aviation-General The often surprising story of the combat debut of famous fighter aircraft, from the first victory of an RFC B.E.2A in 1914 through to the Gloster Meteor and the Messerschmitt Me-262 of 1944. Thirty years of development in fighter design UL-XXXXXX. 320pp, 46 b/w ills.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
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B&W Photographs. Near Fine in Very Good (in mylar) jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Textblock is bright and tight, b&w photographs. All page edges are straight and sound. Minor bumping at the head and foot of the spine. Unclipped dust jacket, slight rippling to the top edges, small tear at the top corners. 320p., including bibliography and index.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. 320pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Spine slightly cocked (leaning) otherwise near new. Explores the debuts of many fighter aircraft and the men who flew them. From the first aerial victory in a Fokker Triplane by von Richthoffen throguht to 1944. Aircraft include the Sopwith F.1 Camel, the Fiat CR32, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and the Grumman F6F Hellcat. A unique perspective including cockpit accounts of aerial combat techniques.
