Auckland: Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd, Date: 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very good clean copy with a birthday gift inscription. . A comprehensive history of the Super marine Spitfire in New Zealand. 2000. Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd ISBN 0790006960 9780790006963 [NZ]

Auckland: Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd, Date: 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The best copy we have seen. . A comprehensive history of the Super marine Spitfire in New Zealand. 2000. Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd ISBN 0790006960 9780790006963 [NZ]

ISBN10: 0790006960, ISBN13: 9780790006963, [publisher: Reed, Auckland] Hardcover The famed Supermarine Spitfire fighter of WWII served throughout the conflict and for many years after and today surviving examples are among the most prized. of "war-birds." Many Kiwi pilots flew the Spitfire in its various marks, from the early days of WWII and this impressive publication covers those assocations as well as of post-war Spitfires based in NZ, mainly by corporate owners and displayed over many air shows. Gerard Morris' Spitfire book, the product of more that five years of research, touches on the conception and RAF introduction of the fighter, then the Kiwi pilots serving in the pre-war RAF who flew it. A good number of NZ pilots flew Spitfires during the Battle of Britain and in 1941 No 485 (NZ) Squadron RAF was formed with the majority of the pilots having NZ origins, while numerous of their contempories were assigneds to other RAF squadrons throughout the conflict. serving in most threatres of war and at sea with the Fleet Air Arm. The author has covered all these aspects, and numerous others, iwith his comprehensive account of WWII, which is contained in Part One of the volume and includes the NZ pilots who served in 485 Squadrors and lists those assigned to other RAF Spitfire squadrons .A chronology of the war years is included. Part two, "The Post-War Years," reviews visits to NZ of aircraft carriers which operated navalised versions of the ...