This book presents a fresh angle on the Spitfire by examining the
contribution to its development and achievements by over 65 people
- some famous, others not - ranging from politicians to pilots.
Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain,
this book presents a fresh angle on the Spitfire by examining the
contribution to its development and achievements by over 65 people,
some famous, others not. Without the courage and tenacity of some
leading political and military figures and the hard work of
lesser-known mortals, there would have been no Spitfire, no Battle
of Britain and no ultimate victory in 1945. Many people in
positions of power played their part in the ultimate success of the
Spitfire, but a few staked their reputations on a radical design
that brought together the best in British design, technology and
ingenuity. This book tells many significant individual stories.-
Political people: Sir Winston Churchill (voice in the wilderness
and wartime leader), Air Marshal Sir Wilfred Freeman (senior
champion of the Spitfire in the Air Ministry), Lord Beaverbrook
(Minister for Aircraft Production); Design and development people:
Reginald Mitchell (chief designer 1934a 36), Joe Smith (chief
designer 1936a 47), Jeffrey Quill (test pilot), Ernest Hives
(Rolls-Royce experimental head and key player in the design of the
Merlin engine), Sir Stanley Hooker (mathematician and Merlin engine
developer), the ladies of Vickers Supermarine at Trowbridge
(factory workers); and Operational people: James 'Johnny' Johnson
(highest-scoring Spitfire ace), Henry Cozens (first squadron
commander), Geoffrey Wellum (youngest Battle of Britain pilot),
Douglas Bader (Spitfire wing leader and inspirational disabled
pilot). Experimental people: Tony Martindale (RAE Farnborough test
pilot), Eric 'Winkle' Brown (chief naval test pilot and the first
man to land a Seafire on an aircraft carrier); Heritage people: Ray
Hanna (Old Flying Machine company), Carolyn Grace (the only female
owner/pilot in the world), Phill O'Dell (chief test pilot at
Rolls-Royce and Spitfire display pilot); and Published to mark the
75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
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