Typhoon Attack
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...
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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 hot-headed sprinter's blood." Norman Fr
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781904010333 (1904010334)
Publisher: Grub Street
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
I like books like this, books with personal accounts. Which this book is all about. The author relates little contributions from many Typhoon pilots, the contributions fitting in with the subjects of the chapters. Like 'Tactics and flak', 'Into Normandy' and so on. The personal accounts put a face a...
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