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HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920

by Francis K. Mason

Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1995

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 657 pages. 3rd edition.

Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with some fading to spine.

ISBN: 0851778399
Stock no. 2131593

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Hawker Aircraft Since 1920:
  • Formation of the Company
  • Early Hawker Designs
  • Metal Construction
  • The Tomitt
  • Development of the Hart
  • The Fury Biplanes
  • The Birth of the Hurricane
  • Reorganisation and Expansion
  • The Hurricane Goes Ahead
  • The Second World War
  • The Typhoon
  • The Last Generation of Piston-Engine Fighters
  • Early Hawker Jet Aircraft
  • 'The Most Beautiful Fighter Ever'
  • The Echoes of the Sandys White Paper
  • Towards New Horizons
  • Rationalisation, Nationalisation and Centralisation?
  • Harriers with the Royal Navy
  • The Harrier II
  • The Hawk
  • Technical and Historical Reference Section
  • Notes on Individual Aircraft
  • Glossary
  • Appendix (Unbuilt and unfinished projects)
  • Index

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