Ultimate Spitfires

The Spitfire is probably Britains best loved and admired airplane. It is also revered around the world. This book looks at the later marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from Supermarines first early versions that saw action in the early days of World War II. New and more powerful Rolls-Royce engines replaced the well-tried Merlin, but increased the aircrafts performance in terms of speed and operational altitude. Looks at the later Spitfire marques that were modified for various special tasks and differed to a large degree from the first early versions that saw action during WW2. This work explains the design details, development and flight testing of twelve models and also contains their operational roles and history. The Spitfire is one of Britain's best loved and admired aeroplanes. This title explains the design details, development and flight testing of 12 models and also contains their operational roles and history