SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw

SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
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Title: SIGH FOR A MERLIN: Testing the Spitfire by Alex Henshaw
Author(s): HENSHAW, Alex
ISBN: 0099481308
Category: Aircraft & Aviation
New / Used: Used
Book Type: Small Paperback
Published: 1979
Published By: Arrow Books
Edition: Reprinted
Pages: 210
Size (mm): 125 w x 190 h x 18 d

Condition

Excellent with only light handling wear on covers, price label on rear cover, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.

About

Henshaw considered enlisting in the Royal Air Force at the start of the Second World War he instead became a test pilot for Vickers Armstrong.

He subsequently took the rank of Sgt Pilot to fly a fully armed Spitfire to defend the factory, if needed, although he was never called upon to fly in combat. It is estimated that Henshaw flew 10% of all Spitfires and Seafires, testing up to 20 aircraft a day in often foggy conditions. He is the only pilot known to have performed a barrel roll in a Lancaster bomber, a feat that was considered by some to be reckless or impossible due to the aircraft's size and relatively modest performance.

Includes monochrome images.

Remarks

Scarce locally

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