Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors by Donald Nijboer

Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors by Donald Nijboer

The Second World War was a classic period in the development and perfection of propeller-driven aircraft. Built during the crisis of wartime, these aircraft and the cockpits within them were marvels of technology, ingenuity and design. Cockpit is the first book that puts the reader into the pilot's seat of these superb classic aircraft.

Cockpit is rich in historical photographs of the insides of dozens of the most celebrated, and feared, aircraft-American, British, Japanese, Russian and German. These vintage photographs and a candid pilot's perspective on each interior offer a unique behind-the-scenes view not only of the extraordinary aircraft, but also of the heroic men who flew them. Cockpits depicted include:

• Lockheed P-38 Lightning
• Hawker Hurricane
• Grumman Wildcat
• Mitsubishi Zero-Sen
• Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
• Yakovlev Yak-3
• Gloster Gladiator
• Messerschmitt ME 262

Donald Nijboer is a best-selling aviation author, historian, documentary writer-producer, and Smithsonian speaker. He is the author of B-29 Superfortress vs. Ki 44 Tojo 1945; Fighting Cockpits; Air Combat 1945; The Illustrated History No 126 Wing RCAF D-Day to VE-Day; Spitfire Mk V vs. C.202 Folgore; Gloster Meteor vs. V-1 Flying Bomb; Seafire vs. A6M Zero; P-38 Lightning vs. Ki 61 Tony; No 126 Wing RCAF; and Graphic War: The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II, and is co-author with photographer Dan Patterson of Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors; Gunner: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Turrets and Gun Positions; Cockpits of the Cold War; and B-29 Combat Missions and Fighting Cockpits. Currently he is writing and producing full-length aviation documentaries for the online broadcaster Aerocinema.com. He has also written articles for Flight Journal, Aviation History, The Aviation Historian and Aeroplane Monthly. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781550464887
ISBN 10	1550464884
Title	Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors
Author	Donald Nijboer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Boston Mills Press
Year published	2006-01-01
Number of pages	176
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.