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Spitfire 75th Anniversary Special Magazine - Celebrating Britain’s Greatest Fighter

Brought to you by Key Publishing Ltd, Europe’s Leading Aviation Publisher.

In this 75th Anniversary year, the publishers of FlyPast magazine present a special 100-page tribute to Britain’s greatest fighter and possibly the best known combat aircraft in the world. Using extensive archive images and artwork, renowned aviation writers and researchers present a salute to the Spitfire’s incredible heritage - past and present.

Features include:

• Stoke’s Famous Son – A tribute to R J Mitchell, designer of the Spitfire
• Don’t Touch Anything - Supermarine’s new fighter was right from the start
• Stars and Stripes - USAAF and US Navy use of the Spitfire
• Distinguished Flying – The exploits of six Spitfire pilots, all of whom were awarded the DFC
• Magic of the Merlin - The Merlin engine was crucial to the success of the Spitfire
• From 1 to 47 - Spitfire and Seafire variants - data, details, how to tell them apart and survivors
• Next Generation - The advent of the Spiteful, the Seafang and the jet age.
• Spitfire ‘Aces’ - the men who had five or more ‘kills’ flying the Spitfire

And much, much more!

Published by Key Publishing Ltd. The entire contents of this title is © copyright 2011. All rights reserved.