Whirlwind: The Westland Whirlwind Fighter (1987) By Victor Bingham
 
This book provides a fine history covering the development & service history of the Whirlwind Fighter.
 
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. A contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane, it was the first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter of the Royal Air Force.
 
When it first flew in 1938, the Whirlwind was one of the fastest combat aircraft in the world and, with four 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 autocannon in its nose, the most heavily armed. Protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the project, and only 114 Whirlwinds were built. During the Second World War, only three RAF squadrons were equipped with the aircraft and despite its success as a fighter and ground attack aircraft, it was withdrawn from service in 1943.
 
Hard Cover With Dust Jacket
157 pages
In Good Condition