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London: John Murray. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket. 0719539773 . First edition fine blue cloth hardcover with a fine unclipped dustjacket. No inscriptions or marks. "Starting with the Royal Air Force in the 1930s, as the prospect of a war became more likely, Jeffrey Quill became a test pilot at Vickers and Supermarine and was in charge of the Spitfire in its experimental stage. This book describes the aircraft's history and the author's combat experiences." ; Black & white photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages .
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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 Sussex and the sea.
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- Title Spitfire A test pilot's story
- Author Jeffrey Quill
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Language ENG
- Publisher J. Murray, London
- Date June 23, 1983
- ISBN 9780719539770
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London: John Murray, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 316 p.,[24]p of plates; ill.; 23 cm. Notes: Ill on lining papers. Includes index. Subjects: Quill, Jeffrey. Spitfire (Fighter planes). Fighter planes Flight testing. Genre: Autobiography.
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