WHIRLWIND: THE WESTLAND WHIRLWIND FIGHTER
Written by Victor F. Binham
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd
in 1987
ISBN: 1853100048
WHIRLWIND: THE WESTLAND WHIRLWIND FIGHTER
Written by Victor F. Binham.
Stock no. 1829811
1st.
1987.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
With its service and squadron history. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 157 pages including index. ISBN: 1853100048. Dustwrapper spine slightly faded else a lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Specification and Design:
- Fighter Trends
- Westland's background
- The P9 project
- Development
- Technical Discussion
- Chapter 2 The Whirlwind Aircraft
- Chapter 3 Testing and navigation:
- Prototype at A&AEE
- Fighter at A&AEE
- Fighter Bomber at A&AEE
- Accident investigation
- Chapter 4 Operations
- Squadron serivce
- No. 263 Squadron
- No 137 Squadron
- Retrospect or Post Mortem
- Appendices
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Notes and bibliography
- Index