{"product_id":"from-nighthawk-to-spitfire-john-k-shelton-9780750962223","title":"From Nighthawk to Spitfire: The Aircraft of R.J. Mitchell","description":"R.J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught and almost all his aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. The story of how this man from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works, became responsible for the Spitfire is a great tale in itself.This detailed book tells us how Mitchell learned his trade - contributing to the production of the cumbersome Nighthawk (designed to combat the German Zeppelin threat) and gradually coming to produce record-breaking racing floatplanes that won outright the prestigious international Schneider Trophy.Mitchell was thus well placed to design a high-speed aircraft when war was imminent; however, as John K. Shelton reveals, the production of the famous fighter was by no means a certainty and its vital contribution to winning the Battle of Britain was 'a very close run thing'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750962224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750962223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"K. Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925883584767,"sku":"9780750962223","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8cdd4452-a1b8-4b89-859d-f636e7d23f3f.jpg?v=1681079941","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-nighthawk-to-spitfire-john-k-shelton-9780750962223","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}