Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors

Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors by Nijboer, Donald. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781550464887.

The Second World War was a classic period in the development and perfection of propeller-driven aircraft. Built during the crisis of wartime, these aircraft and the cockpits within them were marvels of technology, ingenuity and design. Cockpit is the first book that puts the reader into the pilots seat of these superb classic aircraft. Cockpit is rich in historical photographs of the insides of dozens of the most celebrated, and feared, aircraft-American, British, Japanese, Russian and German. These vintage photographs and a candid "pilots perspective" on each interior offer a unique behind-the-scenes view not only of the extraordinary aircraft, but also of the heroic men who flew them. Cockpits depicted include: Lockheed P-38 Lightning Hawker Hurricane Grumman Wildcat Mitsubishi Zero-Sen Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Yakovlev Yak-3 Gloster Gladiator Messerschmitt ME 262