- Hardcover
- Publisher: Nelson And Saunders (1986)
- ASIN: B0016VSE8C
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Format:Paperback
A little repetitive in places but a thorough covering of the titled objectives. First Class. Not enough about the later development of the Spitfire but that shouldn't be expected from the title.
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Britain was Great and people like RJ put the Great there. We probably have inventors today that deserve recognition but do not get it. The Spitfire is iconic and deservedly so. Not everybody will be familiar with its designer or the tragic circumstances in which the Spitfire development unfolded. This book will serve to highlight the earlier work of RJ and set out just how advanced and brilliant he was. Just remember as you read this, what his age was as he achieved things and what he was going through at the time. Then think of todays people that age. Remarkable.
Format:Paperback
This is the definitive book, the required reading, the most informative book for people who want to know what RJ Mitchell, designer of the famous Spitfire, was realy like. This should be no surprise as the author, Gordon Mitchell, is the son of the great man. R.J.Mitchell was certainly no Leslie Howard, the famous film star who played Mitchell in the film First of The Few. Mitchell was a broard-shouldered active man who loved sport. Famous for his no nonsense power of concentration when faced with a problem and his beaming smile when it had been solved.
His life is traced from his aprenticeship in a steam-loco works in Stoke-on-Trent to his major works at the Supermarine aircraft factory in Southampton. If you are interested in the design of the aircraft that he designed at Supermarine, twenty-five in all, first seaplanes like the Walrus, his problems with the Schneider Trophy winning aircraft, then the Spitfire and the bomber designed to be faster than the Spitfire, nothing is held back, his triumphs, his disasters, his visits to Vienna and his later illness - read this book.
George Mountford
His life is traced from his aprenticeship in a steam-loco works in Stoke-on-Trent to his major works at the Supermarine aircraft factory in Southampton. If you are interested in the design of the aircraft that he designed at Supermarine, twenty-five in all, first seaplanes like the Walrus, his problems with the Schneider Trophy winning aircraft, then the Spitfire and the bomber designed to be faster than the Spitfire, nothing is held back, his triumphs, his disasters, his visits to Vienna and his later illness - read this book.
George Mountford
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The super man from Supermarine!
From his superb tea making skills as an apprentice engineer, designing Schneider trophy winning machines, and ultimately to his design of the most historically significant fighter... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Winston Bugle
Overview
Given that the author is of the Mitchell family, this has to be one, if not THE most comprehensive volume about this shy genius who remains forgotten to a major degree. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Phil
Schooldays and Spitfires.
I don't need the recommended max of 300 words. During the war we lived near Castle Bromwich and Merlin engines were a familiar sound, never to be forgotten. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Mr. John E. Platt
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