How to build a Spitfire : adventures with the RAF's legendary Second World War fighter
Price, David, 1963-2026
Book
A unique homage to the fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, marrying the story of how the author built a replica Spitfire in his garden with the plane's operational history. In April 2018 David Price, dedicated aviation museum volunteer and author of The Crew and Mosquito Men, decided to build a Spitfire replica in his back garden. In How to Build a Spitfire he juxtaposes the story of the ups and down of his own ambitious project to recreate an icon of British aviation with a narrative of the development of the Spitfire itself, focusing in particular on the production of the aircraft and its various component parts - including the Merlin engine. The story includes incredible testimonies from workers in the Supermarine factory in Southampton and in other Spitfire production facilities. Bringing together the sometimes light-hearted tale of a personal quest, enthusiastically pursued, with an authoritative account of the technical workings of a war-winning weapon, and the stories of the men who flew it, How to Build a Spitfire is a distinctive and affectionate homage to an enduring symbol of British engineering genius and national resilience.
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Author:
Price, David, 1963-, author
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2026.©2026
Collation:
310 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Notes:
"An Apollo book."Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781800242326 (hardback)
Dewey class:
623.746420941623.7464
Language:
English
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BRN:
493504