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Reference Details for Wings of Fame, Volume 9

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TitleWings of Fame, Volume 9
AuthorsDorr, Mersky, Price, Francillon, Thompson, Gordon, Komissarov, Donald, Gunston
PublisherAerospace / AIRtime
Year1998
Types Covered"AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP: THE FLYING TIGERS" (Dorr): Hawk 81A-2 (P-40B), Buffalo (F2A), Ki-27, Ki-43, Hawk 75H (P-36); "VOUGHT XF8U-3 CRUSADER III: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ..." (Mersky): XF8U-3 (F8U-3); "SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE (MERLIN-ENGINED VARIANTS)" (Price): Spitfire, Supermarine S5 racer, Macchi M.52R racer, Macchi M.67 racer, Supermarine S6 racer, Supermarine S6B racer, Supermarine type 224 (S224), Spifire prototype, Wellington prototype, Wellesley prototype, Walrus, ; "HEAVY TWO: BOMBER SKYWARRIORS IN VIETNAM" (Francillon): A-3B; "P-70 IN THE PACIFIC" (Thompson): P-70 (A-20), B-25; "MIKOYAN MiG-19 VARIANT BRIEFING: SUPERSONIC SOVIET" (Gordon, Komissarov, Donald): MiG-19, SM-1, SM-2, SM-9, I-1 (I-370), I-2, SM-7, SM-10, SM-20, SM-K, SM-30, SM-50, SM-51, SL-19, SM-12, Avia S.105, Shenyang J-6, JZ-6, JJ-6; "MARTIN-BAKER FIGHTERS" (Gunston): MB1, MB2, MB3, MB5
Cockpit DetailsUK: MB5 (p. 156), Spitfire I (p. 76); USA [USAAF]: P-70 [A-20] canopy (p. 108, 109); USA [USN]: XF8U-3 [F8U-3] Crusader III (p. 27), KA-3B (p. 97)
Wheel Well Details
Other DetailsUK: Spitfire V engine bay (p. 77), Spitfire IX underwing bomb rack & rocket projectiles (p. 78), Spitfire XVI engine bay (p. 77); USA [USN]: XF8U-3 [F8U-3] Crusader III (p. 29)
Cutaway DrawingsUK: MB5 (p. 154, 155), Spitfire IXc (p. 75. 76); USA [USN]: F8U-3 (p. 24, 25)
Multiview Drawings
Generic Camouflage PatternsSpitfire (p. 68, 69)
Generic Markings Patterns
Specific Markings ProfilesUK: MB5 prototype (p. 156), Spitfire I (p. 37, 39, 40, 43, 45, 68), Spitfire IIa (p. 46, 47), Spitfire Vb (p. 52, 54, 68, 69, 71-74), Spitfire PR.VI (p. 56, 69), Spitfire VII (p. 59), Spitfire VIII (p. 61, 62), Spitfire IXc (p. 63, 65, 67, 68, 69), Spifire PR.XI (p. 69), Spiyfire XVI (p. 69); USA [AVG]: Hawk 81A-2 [P-40C] (p. 9, 11); USA [USN]: XF8U-3 [F8U-3] Crusader III (p. 27); SOVIET UNION: MiG-19PM [in DDR markings] (p. 121)
NotesQuarterly periodical

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