Mosquito (Classic aircraft) [Hardcover]

Michael J. F Bowyer (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: P. Stephens (1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0850594324
• ISBN-13: 978-0850594324
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,035,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Airplane, June 14, 2005

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Jan Peczkis "Scholar and Thinker" (Chicago IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosquito (Hardcover)

This book provides details about the WWII Mosquito. This fascinating plane was largely made out of wood, yet could more than compete with metal planes. Its designers had the foresight not to be intimidated by popular beliefs that wood is a weak and obsolete material for engineering. As a Polish-American, I appreciate the recognition of the achievement of Polish pilots in the RAF. Sharp and Bowyer (p. 1967) write: "Intelligent and highly disciplined, the Poles were extremely eager to learn all they could about the Mosquito."