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by Jeffrey Quill (Author) "During the First World War, when I was very small, an aeroplane once landed on the stretch of common between our house at Littlehampton in..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Crecy Publishing; New edition edition (1 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0947554726
  • ISBN-13: 978-0947554729
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 130,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Pilot Magazine September 1999
A worthy memorial to an exceptional pilot, and a great aircraft.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent from both a technical and personal point of view, 24 Jul 2000
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Jeffrey Quill captures the spirit of the spitfire as only one whio was so intimately responsible for its birth and success can. Extremely readable personel account of Quill's life is backed by the engrossing technical defects and remedies the he and his team at Supermarine encountered and were able to correct to produce this greatest of air fighters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A excellent book, 8 Oct 2006
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Here is every detail you would want to have in a book which is also very readable. It will suit Spitfire nuts and general history reader. A very good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spitfire. A Test pilots story, 29 Jan 2009
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A very informative book. Gives you a great insight into the development of this fantastic machine.
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