The newest volume in MMP's “Rainbow Series†covers the colors and markings of all the piston-engine fighters that served with the Portuguese military from the end of WW1 to the 1960s. A small nation with modest-sized air arms; Portugal nonetheless used a wide variety of iconic fighter aircraft over this period; from the SPAD S.VII of WW1 to the F-47 Thunderbolt after WW2. French; British and American aircraft were used; including such famous types as the Hawker Fury and Hurricane; the Spitfire and the Bell P-39 Airacobra.This profusely illustrated book covers all these aircraft; with brief details of their service use and comprehensive details of the colors and markings they carried. Besides the many photos; full color profiles illustrate the markings used. Detailed color notes and precise description and illustration of national markings over the period complete a book that will be invaluable to aircraft enthusiasts; historians and modelers.Brief author biog./credentials: The authors are keen students of aviation history; with a longtime interest in their country’s military aircraft.
2011-01-14Original language:English .0 x .0 x .0l; 1.10 #File Name: 8178848112312 pages
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