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MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)

Written by Peter Amos
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd. in 2012
ISBN: 9780851304304

MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Peter Amos.
Stock no. 1825900
1st. 2012. Softcover. Large format. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd / Miles Aircraft Ltd, Reading, South Marston & Doncaster, and Miles Aircraft (Northern Ireland) Ltd. Continuing the story with the trials and tribulations of Miles Aircraft during the war. Contains a fully comprehensive history of each individual aircraft built during the period. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Includes The Appendices in cardwraps. ISBN: 9780851304304. DVD is MISSING. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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Cover of MILES AIRCRAFT: THE WARTIME YEARS 1939-1945 (2 VOLUMES) by Peter Amos

Contents

  • Contents, this volume and Appendices on the CD
  • Foreword by Jeremy J Miles
  • George Miles Biography - By Jim Pratt
  • Introduction
  • Additional Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: Reading - September 1939 to 1944
  • Chapter 2: Phillips & Powis Aircraft Ltd at South Marston, Wiltshire and Sheffield & Doncaster
  • Chapter 3: Miles Aircraft Ltd - Banbridge
  • Chapter 4: Miles M.9B Master Mk.I, Miles M.9C Master, Mk1A and the Miles Peregrine Fighter
  • Chapter 5: Miles M.14A Magister
  • Chapter 6: Miles M.19 Master Mk.II, Miles M.19 Master GTMkII, Miles M.27 Master MkIII and the Miles Mercury Fighter
  • Chapter 7: Introduction to the story of the Miles M.19 Master Mk.II
  • Chapter 8: Miles PV Munich Fighter
  • Chapter 9: Miles M.24 Master Fighter/Master Six gun Fighter trainer
  • Chapter 10: Miles Hoopla Radio-controlled Pilot-less aircraft
  • Chapter 11: Miles M.21 Aircrew Trainer
  • Chapter 12: Miles M.22 Twin Engined Fighter
  • Chapter 13: Miles M.22A Twin Engined Fighter
  • Chapter 14: Miles Single Engined High Spped Aircraft M.23
  • Chapter 15: Miles M.23A High Altitude Fighter
  • Chapter 16: Miles M.25 Martinet TT Mk.I Targer Tower to Spec 12/41 and Miles M.25 Martinet Mk.II
  • Chapter 17: Miles X.3 Transport
  • Chapter 18: Miles X.4, X.5, X.6. X.7. M.26H X.7 Mod and M.261 X.8 Transports
  • Chapter 19: Miles M.28 Training and Communications aircraft
  • Chapter 20: Miles M.29 Master Mk.V Advanced Trainer, Miles M.29 target towing for RAF, Miles M. 29 Target towing and camera Marking for Army and Navy and Miles M.29a single engined high speed target towing aircraft
  • Chapter 21: Miles M.30 'X' minor
  • Chapter 22: Miles M. 31 Master MkIV advanced trainer
  • Chapter 23: Miles M. 23 Glider and Miles M.32 win Engined Powered Glider
  • Chapter 24: Miles M.33 Monitor Target-Tower Mk.I and Mk.II to Spec Q.9/42
  • Chapter 25: Miles M.34 Long-Range Low Level Attack Fighter/High Speed Target-Tug
  • Chapter 26: Miles M.35 Libellula
  • Chapter 27: Miles M. 36 Montrose Mk.I Flying and Aircrew Trainer and Light Glider Tug
  • Chapter 28: Miles M. 37 Master 5 (Master Replacement) and M. 37 Advanced Trainer
  • Chapter 29: Miles M. 38/28, Miles, M.38/28 Ambulance, Miles M. 38 Messenger AOP/Communications Mk.I aircraft to Spec A.17/43
  • Chapter 30: Miles M.38A Mariner
  • Chapter 31: Miles Glider Tug or Target Tower
  • Chapter 32: Miles M. 39 High Speed Bomber to Spec B.11/41
  • Chapter 33: Miles M.39B Libellula 5/8th Flying Scale Model
  • Chapter 34: Miles M.40 and Miles M.41 Specialised Transports
  • Chapter 35: Miles Libellula Heavy Bomber
  • Chapter 36: Miles Libellula Projects
  • Chapter 37: Miles M. 26J X.9
  • Chapter 38: Miles M. 42 Libellula,
  • Chapter 39: Miles M.45 Trainer
  • Chapter 40: Miles M.46 Engine Test-bed
  • Chapter 41: Miles M. 47/M.47A Radio Controlled Target Aircraft to Spec A.10/43
  • Chapter 42: Miles M. 26L X.11 Long Range 50 Passenger (Trans-Atlantic) Transport
  • Chapter 43: Miles M. 26 X.14 North Atlantic and Empire Route Transport
  • Chapter 44: Miles M. 26 X.15
  • Chapter 45: Summary of Miles 'X' Transport, Bomber and Troop Transports
  • Chapter 46: Miles BOAC Transport Aircraft
  • Chapter 47: Miles M.50 Queen Martineet Pilot-less Aircraft to Spec Q. 10/43
  • Chapter 48: Miles M.51 Minerva I, Miles Minerva II and Miles M.51B Minerva III Light Civil Transport
  • Chapter 49: Miles M. 52 High Speed Single Engined Experimental Aircraft to Spec. E.24/43
  • Abbreviations
  • Registration & Serial or C/n Cross Reference
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index