Overview
The highly classified work of the A&AEE (Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment) at Boscombe Down included the intense, ever-expanding business of testing aircraft and their varied armaments in WWII. Over 1,500 British, American, and German aircraft of the RAF, Fleet Air Arm, Army--and the Luftwaffe--were tested at Boscombe Down. Aircraft as diverse as the Aerovan, Barracuda, Pitcairn PA39, and Nomad were put though their paces together with, amongst others the Skymaster, Vengeance, Lightning, Hudson, and Welkin plus the more well-known Wellington, Mosquito, Halifax, Ju88, Fw190, and Spitfire. Using 500 photographs, The Secret Years explores unusual variants of standard service aircraft types, machines which remained purely experimental, and the trials with their guns, bombs, rockets, and equipment. Performance tables, details of production, and rogue aircraft tests together with more than 90 color profiles ensure The Secret Years forms a comprehensive reference source for the historian and modeler alike.
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Mason (Author)
Publisher: Hikoki Publications
Imprint: Hikoki Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 1.728kg
ISBN: 9781902109145
ISBN 10: 1902109147
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
In all, a book that I found very interesting and while it is not a quick read, is an excellent reference on the performance of a huge variety of aircraft. A book that I can quite easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, May 2011-- (05/01/2011) Book review.--Flying Models Magazine (08/01/2011) if you take away only one thing, it is this: splendid book: you want it. -SpeedReaders.Info, May 2012-- (05/01/2012) This book should appeal to aviation historians and modelers alike, and I cannot recommend it too highly. -IPMS, reviewed by Brian Baker, May 2011--IPMS (05/30/2011)
In all, a book that I found very interesting and while it is not a quick read, is an excellent reference on the performance of a huge variety of aircraft. A book that I can quite easily recommend to you. -Modeling Madness, reviewed by Scott Van Aken, May 2011-- (05/01/2011) This book should appeal to aviation historians and modelers alike, and I cannot recommend it too highly. -IPMS, reviewed by Brian Baker, May 2011--IPMS (05/30/2011) Book review.--Flying Models Magazine (08/01/2011) if you take away only one thing, it is this: splendid book: you want it. -SpeedReaders.Info, May 2012-- (05/01/2012)
