Without doubt one of the finest fighter aircraft in the history of flight the North American Mustang owed much to British ingenuity in bringing out its many exceptional qualities Originally designed in response to a British request for a capable single engined fighter the Mustang was transformed as a fighting aircraft by replacing the original Allison V-12 engine with the ubiquitous Rolls-Royce Merlin powerplant Its performance was further enhanced when an ingenious British light weight drop tank was developed to further extend its range & allow it to escort USAAF bombers all the way to their targets deep into Germany Manufactured from laminated & glued craft paper these single use drop tanks were far lighter than their costly metal counterparts but provided enough additional fuel for up to eight hours flying time Now the USAAF formations would attempt to coax German fighters into the air so that supporting Mustangs could begin the final destruction of the Luftwaffe but not before they had jettisoned their under-wing paper fuel tanks Dimensions 22 x 75 x 22 Scale 172 Limited Edition Size 1100 Wingspan 155mm Age Suitability 14 ...

The North American P51 Mustang is viewed as one of the iconic American fighters of the Second World War Designed to an RAF



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A thoroughbred fighting aeroplane the P-51D Mustang was produced in greater numbers than any other variant & introduced a number of improvements over earlier models With a new wing design teardrop canopy & lower rear fuselage the P-51D was the mount of many USAAF aces & became the primary US fighter in the European Theatre following its introduction in mid 1944 ...

The red & yellow checked noses of the USAAF 357th Fighter Group became a familiar sight in the skies above enemy occupied Europe in the ?nal months of WWII & served both to reassure US Bomber crews that their &8216; Little Friends&8217; were in attendance & to warn attacking Luftwaffe ?ghters that they were facing an elite ?ghting unit The 357th were the ?rst Eighth Air Force Fighter Group to receive the new North American P-51 Mustang towards the end of 1943 & immediately began their conversion training at Raydon air?eld in East Anglia Transferring to nearby Leiston the unit became operational in February 1944 & were famously christened &8216; The Yoxford Boys&8217; by British traitor & German propagandist Lord Haw-Haw who greeted the arrival of these newly trained pilots with a forewarning of death & devastation at the hands of the Luftwaffe &8211; how wrong he was The Mustangs of the Yoxford Boys took a withering toll of Axis aircraft in the coming months becoming the most successful P-51 air-to-air combat Unit in the Eighth Air Force by the end of WWII Dimensions 22 x 76 x 22 Scale 172 Limited Edition Yes Limited Edition Size 1000 Wingspan 155mm Age Suitability 14 ...

A unique Haynes Manual providing fascinating technical insight into the development & use of rocket planes focusing on the iconic X-15 which carried out much of the development work for the Apollo & Space Shuttle space programmes As of July 2015 the X-15 still holds the world record for the highest speed ever attained by a manned aircraft at 4520mph (Mach 672)! The X-15 was flown by a band of elite test pilots including the first man to walk on the Moon Neil Armstrong The X-15 made 199 flights between 1959 & 1968 several of which were above the line considered to be the arbitrary altitude where space begins The engaging text extensively illustrated with period photographs & technical illustrations explains how the vehicle worked what it pioneered for future applications in more conventional aircraft & manned spacecraft developed by NASA from 1958 & what it was like to fly ...

The Penguin English Library edition of North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell' How am I to dress up in my finery & go off & away to smart parties after the sorrow I have seen today?' Elizabeth Gaskell's compassionate richly dramatic novel features one of the most original & fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction Margaret Hale It shows how forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town she develops a passionate sense of social justice & a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton North & South depicts a young woman discovering herself in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people & what brings them together The Penguin English Library
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With an Introduction & Notes by Dr Patsy Stoneman University of Hull Set in the mid-19th century & written from the author's first-hand experience North & South follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil but moribund ways of southern England to the vital but turbulent north Elizabeth Gaskell's skilful narrative uses an unusual love story to show how personal & public lives were woven together in a newly industrial society This is a tale of hard-won triumphs
- of rational thought over prejudice & of humane care over blind deference to the market Readers in the twenty-first century will find themselves absorbed as this Victorian novel traces the origins of problems & possibilities which are still challenging a hundred & fifty years later the complex relationships public & private between men & women of different classes
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As relevant now as when it was first published Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South skilfully weaves a compelling love story into a clash between the pursuit of profit & humanitarian ideals This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Patricia Ingham When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the North of England Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton Margaret becomes aware of the poverty & suffering of local mill workers & develops a passionate sense of social justice This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner & self-made man John Thornton as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction In North & South Gaskell skilfully fused individual feeling with social concern & in Margaret Hale created one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature In her introduction Patricia Ingham examines Elizabeth Gaskell's treatment of geographical economic & class differences & the male & female roles portrayed in the novel This edition also

Includes:: further reading notes & a useful glossary Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-65) was born in London but grew up in the north of England in the village of Knutsford In 1832 she married the Reverend William Gaskell & had four daughters & one son who died in infancy Her first novel Mary Barton was published in 1848 winning the attention of Charles Dickens & most of her later work was published in his journals including Cranford (1853) serialised in Dickens's Household Words She was also a lifelong friend of Charlotte Bronte whose biography she wrote If you enjoyed North & South you might like Jane Austen's Persuasion also available in Penguin Classics' An admirable story full of character & power' Charles Dickens

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'she tried to settle that most difficult problem for women how much was to be utterly merged in obedience to authority & how much might be set apart for freedom in working' North & South is a novel about rebellion Moving from the industrial riots of discontented millworkers through to the unsought passions of a middle-class woman & from religious crises of conscience to the ethics of naval mutiny it poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority & obedience Through the story of Margaret Hale the middle-class southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton Gaskell skilfully explores issues of class & gender in the conflict between Margaret's ready sympathy with the workers & her growing attraction to the charismatic mill ownder John Thornton This new revised & expanded edition sets the novel in the context of Victorian social & medical debate ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All episodes of the mini-series based on the book trilogy set in the 1800s in the years leading up to the Civil War Orry Main (Patrick Swayze) & George Hazard (James Read) form a strong friendship at the United States Military Academy However their friendship is later put to the test when they find each of their families are on opposing sides of the war The drama also stars Kirstie Alley with David Carradine Elizabeth Taylor Hal Holbrook Gene Kelly Robert Mitchum & Johnny Cash making guest appearances ...