In almost 200 archive photographs Leo Marriott traces the course of
the development of British and American jet fighters during the
first pioneering decade of their production. In many ways the
period from 1944 to 1954 was one of the most exciting and
innovative in the history of military aviation. Rare images show
the first jet fighters flown by the RAF towards the end of the
Second World War and takes the story forward to the most advanced
designs that played a key role in the war in Korea. The range of
experimental and operational warplanes that were conceived and
built during this short time was remarkable. The initial
straight-wing jets began with the Gloster Meteor and Lockheed P-80
Shooting Star which were later superseded by the first operational
swept-wing fighters such as the Hawker Hunter, North American F-86
Sabre and Grumman F9F-6 Cougar. Development of all these benefited
greatly from German Second World War advances in aerodynamics that
were exploited by the British and Americans when the war ended.
Progress was so swift that, by the mid-1950s, the prototypes of the
next generation of truly supersonic fighters were starting to
appear, and these are featured in Leo Marriott's fascinating
selection of images. He even includes a variety of prototypes which
for various reasons did not result in production orders, as well as
several unusual concepts such as flying boat fighters and
mixed-power designs. Early Jet Fighters: British and American
1944-1954 is a graphic and informative introduction to an
extraordinary stage in the evolution of the modern warplane.
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