Supermarine 1913-1963 (Aeroplane Company Profile)

Supermarine 1913-1963 (Aeroplane Company Profile)
Kelsey Media | 2012 | ISBN: 978 1907426469 | 132 pages | PDF | 55 MB

It may be a little hard to imagine, in 2012, that Great Britain was once filled with a plethora of aircraft manufacturers. 100 years ago, the seeds of many of them were being sown as the demand for aircraft gained pace following the outbreak of the First World War. Not all survived following the armistice and the subject of this bookazine, Supermarine, only kept going by the skin of its teeth then certainly did not settle into a profitable aircraft manufacturing business until the mid to late 1920s. However, with the genius mind of Reginald Joseph Mitchell on board, the company could do no wrong and without doubt, the company's most famous and well-known product was the Spitfire. The colossal orders received for the fighter set the company on a steady post-war course which, once again, was a period that saw other companies fall by the wayside.

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