This book provides a brief history of the aircraft type, followed by a fascinating and comprehensive behind-the-scenes insight into what is involved in restoring, flying and maintaining the type today. It is crammed with superb pictures (contemporary b/w- and actual color photographs) and illuminating detail.
The book is divided into the following chapters:
Introduction (about 15 pages)
The type's story (about 30 pages)
Restore to flight (about 45 pages)
The owner's view (about 10 pages)
The pilot's crew's view (about 30 pages)
The engineer's view (about 10 pages)
Epilogue (about 15 pages)
Apenices (a.o. including listings with surviving ac and useful contacts) (about 20 pages)
Index
Excerpts from "Owner`s Workshop Manual: Supermarine Spitfire":
