The Hawker Typhoon, or 'Tiffy', as it was affectionately known, was not an easy aircraft to fly. As fighter ace Desmond Scott described it: "Whereas the Spitfire always behaved like a well-mannered thoroughbred on first acquaintance, the Typhoon always reminded me of a low-bred carthorse whose pedigree had received a sharp infusion of hotheaded sprinter's blood." Norman Franks has talked to the men who piloted this powerful seven-ton rocket-firing fighter in World War II, and from his interviews has emerged a very personal ...
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The Hawker Typhoon, or 'Tiffy', as it was affectionately known, was not an easy aircraft to fly. As fighter ace Desmond Scott described it: "Whereas the Spitfire always behaved like a well-mannered thoroughbred on first acquaintance, the Typhoon always reminded me of a low-bred carthorse whose pedigree had received a sharp infusion of hotheaded sprinter's blood." Norman Franks has talked to the men who piloted this powerful seven-ton rocket-firing fighter in World War II, and from his interviews has emerged a very personal, often colorful and dramatic, view of what it was really like to fly over Holland or France at low level, seeking out hostile aircraft or targets on the ground; to roll over at 12,000 feet, then upside down, roar down into an inferno of flak to dive bomb an enemy position; to attack trains, ships, flak posts, tanks; to fire lethal 60-lb high explosive rockets into enemy trucks, radar or V1 sites; and also to undergo the mind-numbing experience of crash-landing a shot-up Tiffy. It is a lively, action-packed story of conflict in the air. By 1944, with the Typhoon now legendary and firmly established within the ranks of the Second Tactical Air Force, and playing a pivotal role in the victory in the air and on the ground, the author follows the fortunes of the pilots and ground crews in the heated battles over the Normandy beachhead, the breakout into France, the triumph at Fallacies, operations from Holland, in the Ardennes and finally into Germany itself.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. London: William Kimber, 1984. 1st printing. Clean and crisp. Full cloth binding. 253pp. In a lightly rubbed acket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (£10.95 price intact). Published by William Kimber, 1984. Octavo. Gray cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 253 pages. ISBN: 0718305132. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover in clipped dust jacket. Light bumping to extremities. Otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author Hardback with dust-wrapper, in a slipcase. A special limited edition, no. 42 of 60 signed copies-signed by Norman Franks, Squadron Leader B.G. Stapleton, Air Commodore Kit North-Lewis, Warrant Officer M. Shirley, Wing Commander G.L. Sinclair, Group Captain R.N.G. Allen, Flight Lieutenant K. Adam, Flight Lieutenant Sir Joe Atkinson, Squadron Leader C.J. Sheddon and Flight Lieutenant L.G. Batt. D/w spine slightly faded. A very pleasing copy. (bs123)
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