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R.A. Saville-Sneath was born in 1895 and served in the First World War as R.E. "Signals" motor-cyclist dispatch rider. He later became chairman of companies concerned with aircraft equipment and international patent development, keeping him in close touch with the trend of aircraft design after the war. In July 1938 he was appointed Head Observer at a local post of the Observer Corps. He gave many lectures on aircraft recognition and contributed articles on the subject to various newspapers and journals. He is also the author of British Aircraft (two volumes), Aircraft of the United States (two volumes) and Britain's Airpower. He died in 1989.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was originally published in 1941, and this "Penguin Special" edition is a brilliant facsimile of that first publish.
It's 176 pages of reviews on great aircraft, ranging from the crude but cool Brewster Buffalo to the sleek and streamlined Supermarine Spitfire.
It's a feast of facts for any aeroplane enthusiast, with all the information you could possibly want to digest.
It includes brilliant copyrighted silhouettes of each plane, and includes all the dimensions.
It even includes 16 glossy pages covered in black-and-white photos, which you can feast your eyes on!
This book, then, is a snack of superlatives for anyone who likes planes, and wants to read about them. It's a good book for youngsters who like planes, too, and want to learn more about them.
You'll learn something new about every plane, guaranteed.
The only flaw I can see with this book, is the author - R A Saville-Sneath - is a bit too involved, if you like, with his plane choices. He tends to write about them in such depth that sometimes it's a bit confusing to read.
And to add insult to injury, the small, badly printed Times New Roman font in this book can get a bit tedious, to say the least.
But that's just the nitty gritty.
Overall, this book is a fascinating read and makes great reading sense for all ages.
Superb!
It's 176 pages of reviews on great aircraft, ranging from the crude but cool Brewster Buffalo to the sleek and streamlined Supermarine Spitfire.
It's a feast of facts for any aeroplane enthusiast, with all the information you could possibly want to digest.
It includes brilliant copyrighted silhouettes of each plane, and includes all the dimensions.
It even includes 16 glossy pages covered in black-and-white photos, which you can feast your eyes on!
This book, then, is a snack of superlatives for anyone who likes planes, and wants to read about them. It's a good book for youngsters who like planes, too, and want to learn more about them.
You'll learn something new about every plane, guaranteed.
The only flaw I can see with this book, is the author - R A Saville-Sneath - is a bit too involved, if you like, with his plane choices. He tends to write about them in such depth that sometimes it's a bit confusing to read.
And to add insult to injury, the small, badly printed Times New Roman font in this book can get a bit tedious, to say the least.
But that's just the nitty gritty.
Overall, this book is a fascinating read and makes great reading sense for all ages.
Superb!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I had a copy of this book when I was a child during the war. I got to be able to recognise all the British aircraft. My friend and I used it when making models. We did not have Balsa wood available, so we used an old blunt saw and our penknives to whittle our creations from scrap bits of wood found on bombsites. I was surprised to find the book still available. Although printed on cheap paper it is a very functional and accurate piece of kit. The silhoutte views made aircraft identification easy.
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