How to Build a Spitfire

Author:   David Price
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781800242326


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 October 2025
Format:   Hardback
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How to Build a Spitfire


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In April 2018 David Price, dedicated aviation museum volunteer and author of THE CREW and MOSQUITO MEN, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In How to Build a Spitfire he juxtaposes the story of the ups and down of his own ambitious project to recreate an icon of British aviation with a narrative of the development of the Spitfire itself, focusing in particular on the construction and production of the aircraft and its various component parts (including the Merlin engine), amplified by the testimonies of some of those who worked in the Supermarine factory in Southampton and in other Spitfire production facilities. Bringing together the sometimes light-hearted tale of a personal quest, enthusiastically pursued, with an accessible but authoritative account of the technical workings of a war-winning weapon, and the stories of some of the men who flew it, How to Build a Spitfire is a distinctive and affectionate homage to an enduring symbol of British engineering genius and national resilience.

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Author:   David Price
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Apollo
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781800242326


ISBN 10:   1800242328
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 October 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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[Price] writes clearly and engagingly ... fascinating.’ * Daily Mail * A charming, unique and intimate journey. * Cumbria Life *


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David Price's early interest in aviation was inspired by days exploring deserted RAF airfields in his native Cumbria. He has written for many newspapers and magazines on military aviation and is the author of A Bomber Crew Mystery: The Forgotten Heroes of 388th Bombardment Group, The Crew, the story of an Avro Lancaster crew during the Second World War and Mosquito Men.

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