Gloster Javelin - the RAF's First Delta Wing Fighter by Richard A. Franks

by Richard A. Franks

he RAF's First Delta Wing FighterThis is a detailed and well-illustrated account of the Gloster Javelin in service, from the prototype to the few remaining preserved examples. It features more than 65 specially commissioned and highly accurate side, four-view and squadron badge illustrations in full colour, with over 150 black and white and colour photographs and technical line drawings. A listing of all airframes is also included.

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First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published in 2006, Gloster Javelin is a short reference book about the famous RAF fighter aircraft with the styling of a flat-iron. The shortness of the book means that the text is more of a thumb-nail sketch at times, and therefore lacks detail - the greater part of the book is taken up by 96 well captioned photos, numerous cutaway illustrations of Javelins and their components, and a huge number of colour profile artwork from Richard J Caruana. This is clearly intended as a reference source for modellers rather than as a serious history of the type, but enjoyable anyway.