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1946
1946 - 0679.PDF
APRIL 4TH, I946 FLIGHT Advertisements. 25 A feature of the book, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, is that to each of the 21 operational planes two facing pages have been given as illustrated. The left-hand page has a 3-View Drawing printed blue, also a Technical Specification, and a General Description and His- tory, with a photograph of the plane, on the left. The right page shows the plane in action with Four Full Colour Plates. LILY ARM' — #•#"•"•" The Only Book of Us kind yet Published— .JAPANESE AIRCRAFT by John Stroud • CONTAINS 97 PHOTOGRAPHS • 84 FULL COLOUR PLATES • TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS • 45 THREE-VIEW DRAWINGS • MARKINGS AND COLOURINGS J71ERE is a book accurate in detail, and sumptuous in colour. A book that no one taking a keen and intelligent interest in aircraft can aflFord not to read. Packed with vital information; up-to-date to the minute of going to press; it is a complete record of Japanese Service Aircraft in a concise form. The cost of production has been heavy, the research work prodigious, but the result is this unique volume —the only book of its kind yet published. If you would have a comprehensive knowledge of Japanese Aircraft then read this book. By careful study you can quickly become the leading authority on Japanese planes in your own circle of friends. Because " Japanese Aircraft" was planned as a work of reference and of educational value, the selling price was kept as low as was consistent with first-class production. Here then are facts, figures, photographs and 84 colour plates giving a complete record of Japanese Service Aircraft in one volume for 25s. A 'liarborough HIRCRRFT bv John Scroud CONTENTS IN BRIEF — The Illustrations. In additionto the 21 illustrated double pages there are Photographs of over Fifty Different Types ; a Section illustrating Second Line Aircraft;Three-View Drawings of new Japanese aeroplanes released since this work was begun, including the Piloted Flying Bomb. Typesare Classified according to their type and duty, and sub-divided alphabetically according to their code names. Code Names Explained. The author explains how boys' namesare given to fighters and girls' to most other aircraft. Noval or Army Aero-planes ? The author explains the system fully of howNaval and Army planes are coded with examples and a complete list of the code letters used. What is KAN A ? Kana is a form ofJapanese ideography used by the lesser educated. It comes into JAPANESE AIRCRAFT because it is on some of the aeroplanes. Aeronautical terms are included with their equivalent in Japaneseand in the Japanese ideography. lapanese Aircraft Manufacturers. Short histories, with details of their aeroplanes are given, lapaneseAero Motors are listed with the name of the manufacturer and a translation of the Japanese names. Map of Pacific Area speciallydrawn and fully coloured. Sire. Cover, Paper and Binding. On Art paper, size 8i x n ins., stiff board bjund, in blue cloth, giltblocked. Red, yellow and black dust cover, as illustrated. ALL IN ONE VOLUME PRICE 25/- or 26/-by post. -Order now from your local Bookseller or send today direct to— HARROROUGH PUBLISHING CO LTD ALLEN HOUSE . NEWARKE STRE ET . LE I C ESTE R
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