Short-nose Spitfire (prototype through Mk. VI) detail references
by Charles Metz

Bentley et al.: 'Fighters of World War Two, Vol. 1' (Aircraft Archive series [unnumbered]; Motorbooks International [USA], 1988; 96 pages; approximate value US$17 [availability unknown]) -- Spitfire I multi-view drawings (p. 7-9); COMMENT: Published originally in the UK by Argus Books

Bowers: 'Scale Aircraft Drawings: World War II' (Scale Aircraft Drawings series, No. 2; Air Age Publishing [USA], 1991; 147 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V multi-view drawings (p. 122-125)

Bowyer and Shores: 'Desert Air Force at War' (At War series [unnumbered]; Ian Allan [UK], 1981; 128 pages; approximate value US$35 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V engine bay (p. 19)

Bracken: 'Spitfire: The Canadians' (Stoddart / Boston Mills Press [Canada], 1995; 160 pages; US$32) -- Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 53), cockpit door (p. 12, 40, 52, 105); Spitfire Vb multi-view drawings (p. 156)

Bracken: 'Spitfire: The Canadians, Volume 2' (Stoddart / Boston Mills Press [Canada], 1999; 137 pages; US$37.95) -- Spitfire V canopy (p. 39), cockpit detail (p. 14, 26)

Caine: 'American Pilots in the RAF: The Eagle Squadrons' (Brassey's (US) [USA], 1993; 415 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Spitfire II[?] cockpit detail (p. 124), cockpit door (p. 142, 179)

Cooksley, Moyes, Holmes and Rabbets: 'Fighters of World War II, Vol. 1' (Aerodata International series [unnumbered]; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1980; 120 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 40), engine bay (p. 34), multi-view drawings (p. 30, 31); Spitfire II cockpit detail (p. 28), multi-view drawings (p. 30, 31); COMMENT: Originally published as separate volumes by Vintage Aviation Publications, UK

Coombs: 'The Aircraft Cockpit' (Patrick Stephens [UK], 1990; 240 pages; approximate value US$35 [availability unknown]) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 117); Spitfire V[?] cockpit detail (p. 116, 118)

Cross and Scarborough: 'Spitfire' (Classic Aircraft series, No. 1; Patrick Stephens/ Airfix [UK], 1971; 104 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Spitfire [version?] cockpit door (p. 81), cutaway drawing (inside front cover), flap detail (p. 70), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 100, 101), tail wheel (p. 74), wheelwell detail (p. 72); Spitfire I, Spitfire II & Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 53-55, 65); Spitfire I engine bay (p. 51, 67), gun bay (p. 69); Spitfire II engine bay (p. 79, 84); Spitfire V gun bays (p. 31, 32), slipper tanks (p. 36, 37), bomb racks (p. 38); Spitfire Vc wing (p. 45); Spitfire VI cutaway drawings (p. 48), miscellaneous details (p. 45)

Darling: 'Merlin-Powered Spitfires' (Warbird Tech series, No. 35; Specialty Press [USA], 2002; 104 pages; US$16.95) -- Spitfire [version?] fuselage structure (p.15, 89); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 20-25); Spitfire Vb[?] flap well (p. 17), landing gear (p. 26, 27), anding gear doors (p. 27), oil cooler (p. 28), wing structure (p. 42, 44), wingtips [elliptical and clipped] (p. 19)

Dibbs and Holmes: 'Spitfire: Flying Legend' (Osprey [UK], 1996; 192 pages; US$34.95) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 19), miscellaneous other detail (p. 15, 32-43); Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 56), miscellaneous other detail (p. 54-63)

Price: "Supermarine Spitfire (Merlin-Engined Variants." In 'Wings of Fame, Volume 9' (Wings of Fame series, No. 9; Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1998; 160 pages; US$16) -- Spitfire [version?] generic camouflage patterns (p. 68, 69); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 76); Spitfire V engine bay (p. 77)

Fry and Ethell: 'Escort to Berlin: The 4th Fighter Group in World War II' (Arco [USA], 1980; 226 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V engine bay (photo opposite p. 115)

Green and Swanborough: 'RAF Fighters, Part 3' (WW2 Aircraft Fact Files series [unnumbered]; Jane's [UK], 1981; 60 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Spitfire Vb cutaway drawing (p. 12, 13)

Gunston: 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II' (Bookthrift/ Salamander [USA / UK], 1978; 256 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V cutaway drawing (p. 116)

Holmes: 'American Eagles: American Volunteers in the RAF 1937-1943' (USAAF Colours series, No. 1; Classic Publications [UK], 2001; 128 pages; US$23.95) -- Spitfire Vb cockpit detail (p. 96, 97)

Humphreys: 'The Supermarine Spitfire - Part 1: Merlin-Powered' (Modeller's Datafile series, No. 3; SAM Publications [UK], 2000; 184 pages; US$34.95) -- Spitfire [version?] generic camouflage patterns (p. 133, 135, 137), generic marking patterns (p. 133-139), Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 59, 60, 81-83), engine bay (p. 84), fuselage structure (p. 82), multi-view drawings (p. 177, 178), radio access panel (p. 85); Spitfire II access & inspection panels (p. 108), canopy (p. 86), cockpit detail (p. 86, 107), elevators (p. 105), engine bay (p. 88), fuselage structure (p. 107), guns (p. 105), radiator (p. 87), rudder (p. 105), wheel (p. 87), wheelwell detail (p. 87); Spitfire V access & inspection panels (p. 110), canopy (p. 97), cockpit detail (p. 61, 62, 89, 96), cockpit door (p. 95), engine bay (p. 92, 96), exhaust (p. 95), fuselage structure (p. 110), guns (p. 108, 109), landing gear (p. 97), multi-view drawings (p. 179, 180), radiator (p. 91), radio access panel (p. 90), wingtip navigation lights (p. 93); Spitfire VI cockpit detail (p. 111), fuselage structure (p. 112), guns (p. 111, 112), wingtips & wingtip navigation lights (p. 111)

Kucera: 'In a Now Forgottten Sky: The 31st Fighter Group in WW2' (Flying Machine Press [USA], 1997; 418 pages; US$49.95) -- Spitfire [version?] cockpit detail (p. 405); Spitfire V propeller (p. 176)

Laird and Mackenzie: 'Spitfire -- The ANZACs: The RAF through Colonial Eyes' (Classic Warbirds series, No. 2; Ventura [New Zealand], 1997; 48 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire Vc mulit-view drawings (p. 24, 25)

Ludwig and Laird: 'American Spitfire Camouflage and Markings' (Classic Warbirds series, No. 3; Ventura [New Zealand], 1998; 72 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire [version?] generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 70, 72)

Lumsden: 'British Piston Aero-Engines and Their Aircraft' (Airlife [UK], 1994; 322 pages; US$64.95) -- Spitfire prototype cutaway drawing (p. 203); Spitfire II engine bay (p. 42)

Matusiak: 'Supermarine Spitfire, cz. 2' (Monografie Lotnicze series, No. 39; AJ Press [Poland], 1998; in Polish; 70 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire prototype multi-view drawings (p. 52, 53); Spitfire I engine bay (p. 34), exhaust (p. 33), tailwheels (p. 31); Spitfire V [Spitfire VI] engine bay (p. 34), exhaust (p. 33), multi-view drawings (p. 42-45), oil cooler (p. 38), radiator (p. 39)

Milberry and Halliday: 'The Royal Canadian Air Force at War: 1939-1945' (CANAV Books [Canada], 1990; 480 pages; US$65) -- Spitfire [version?] cockpit detail (p. 209)

Minoru: 'WWII Fighters (1)' (Design with Precision series, No. 1; Kantosha [Japan], 1994; in Japanese; 158 pages; US$40) -- Spitfire Vb multi-view drawings (p. 119-122)

Morgan and Shacklady: 'Spitfire: The History' (Key Publishing [UK], 1987; 634 pages; US$60) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 47, 52, 66); Spitfire II cockpit detail (p. 98), cutaway drawing (p. 98); Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 154); Spitfire VI cockpit detail (p. 260, 261, 267), cutaway drawing (p. 268); COMMENT: Lists all serial numbers

Moss: 'Supermarine Spitfire' (Ducimus Classic series [unnumbered]; Ducimus [UK], 1970; 72 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- Various Spitfire wings & exhausts (p. 39); Spitfire I multi-view drawings (p. 36, 37); COMMENT: Lists production-block serial numbers

Moss: 'Supermarine Spitfire Mk I' (Archive series [unnumbered]; Container Publications Ltd. [UK], [undated]; 24 pages; approximate value US$8 [out of print]) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 5), engine bay (p. 4), exhaust stacks (p. 10, 11), flap interior (p. 6), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 22-24)

Moss and McKee: 'Spitfires and Polished Metal: Restoring the Classic Fighter' (MBI [USA], 1999; 144 pages; US$24.95) -- Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 52, 53, 59, 60, 65, 66, 68), engine bay (p. 72, 86), firewall (p. 39), fuselage structure (p. 40, 41, 47-51), tail (p. 42, 43), wing structure (p. 54)

Neil: 'From the Cockpit: Spitfire' (Ian Allan [UK], 1990; 80 pages; approximate value US$15 [availability unknown]) -- Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 45), miscellaneous other details

Nohara: 'The Royal Air Force & Navy Warplane [sic] 1931-45' (Illustrated Warplane History series, No. 10; Green Arrow [Japan], 2001; in Japanese; 316 pages; US$37) -- Spitfire [version?] guns (p. 32, 33); Spitfire I canopy (p. 30), cutaway drawing (p. 27), guns (p. 32, 33), multi-view drawings (p. 24, 25), rudder-pedal linkages (p. 31), wing structure (p. 29)

Nohara and Ohsato: 'Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I-V' (Aero Detail series, No. 8; Dai-Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. [Japan], 1993; in Japanese and English; 88 pages; US$39.95) -- Spitfire [version?] generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 79-84), Spitfire I access & inspection panels (p. 51), canopy (p. 10-12), cockpit detail (p. 10-16), cockpit door (p. 11, 12), cutaway drawing (p. 50), engine [Merlin III] (p. 37, 53), flap wells (p. 19, 24, 25), gun camera port (p. 21), landing gear (p. 30-32, 54), multi-view drawing (p. 85-88), nose & exhausts (p. 6-9), propeller (p. 4, 5), radiator & oil cooler (p. 28, 29, 58), ventral ID light (p. 19), wheelwell detail (p. 25, 26, 31-33), wings (p. 20-27, 52), wingtip navigation light (p. 20); Spitfire II cockpit detail (p. 55), cutaway drawing (p. 51); Spitfire V canopy (p. 57), cockpit detail (p. 56), engine [Merlin 45/46] (p. 53), multi-view drawing (p. 79-84), oil cooler (p. 58), propellers (p. 53)

Price: 'The Spitfire Story' (Jane's [UK], 1982; 256 pages; US$29.95) -- Spitfire prototype tailwheels (p. 49); Spitfire [version?] inner flap detail (p. 50), underwing detail (p. 130, 189, 228); Spitfire prototype cockpit detail (p. 48, 55), multi-view drawings (p. 26); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 64); Spitfire II cockpit detail (p. 112)

Price: 'Spitfire: Fighter Supreme' (Arms and Armour Press [UK], 1991; [pages not numbered]; approximate value US$10 [availability unknown]) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (photo #18)

Price: 'Spitfire: A Complete Fighting History' (At War series [unnumbered]; Promotional Reprint Company Ltd. [UK], 1991; 301 pages; US$17.99) -- Spitfire [version?] armor (p. 101), bomb racks (p. 105, 126), camera installations (p. 60, 61, 133, 221, 229), flap interior (p. 19, 32, 57, 262), gun bays (p. 44), underwing rockets (p. 131), underwing rocket tubes (p. 128, 129); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 22, 23, 36); COMMENT(s): Single-volume reprint of "Spitfire at War" and "Spitfire at War 2"

Price: 'Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939-1941' (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, No. 12; Osprey [UK], 1996; 96 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire Ia flap interior (p. 8); Spitfire IB cannon (p. 20)

Price: 'Supermarine Spitfire, cz. 1' (Monografie Lotnicze series, No. 38; AJ Press [Poland], 1997; in Polish; 70 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire prototype cockpit detail (p. 10), multi-view drawings (p. 55, 56); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 11), cutaway drawing (inside back cover), multi-view drawings (p. 56, 63-65); Spitfire II multi-view drawings (p. 57); Spitfire III multi-view drawings (p. 58); Spitfire V cockpit detail (back cover), multi-view drawings (p. 58-61, 66-68); Spitfire VI cockpit detail (p. 30), multi-view drawings (p. 60)

Price: 'Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45' (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series, No. 16; Osprey [UK], 1997; 96 pages; US$15.95) -- Spitfire Vb engine bay (p. 12, 15)

Rimell and Chesneau: 'Spitfire: Supermarine Spitfire Mk V' (Aeroguide Classics series, No. 1; Linewrights [UK], 1985; 32 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V bomb rack (p. 23), cockpit detail (p. 26-29), cutaway drawing (p. 16, 17), engine bay (p. 10, 11), exhausts (p. 9), generic camouflage patterns (p. 30, 31), gun fairing (p. 22), landing gear (p. 24, 25), nose (p. 3, 4), oil cooler (p. 21), radiator (p. 21), tail (p. 14, 15), wings (p. 18-21); COMMENT: Many detail photos of restored Spitfire LF.VC

Rimell (ed.): 'Battle of Britain Aircraft' (Argus Books [UK], 1990; 71 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- Spitfire I cutaway drawing (p. 38), stencil markings (p. 39); Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 35); COMMENT: Reprint of a series of articles published in Scale Models magazine, with some additional drawings etc.

Robertson: 'Spitfire -- The Story of a Famous Fighter' (Harleyford series [unnumbered]; Aero/ Harleyford [USA / UK], 1960; 216 pages; approximate value US$45 [out of print]) -- Various Spitfire Merlin engines (p. 144); Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 18); Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 206)

Robinson (ed.): 'Spitfire Special' (Quarter Scale Modeller series [unnumbered]; AIRgen [UK], 1997; 61 pages; US$16.95) -- Spitfire prototype multi-view drawings (p. 11, 12, 14, 15); Experimental Spitfire I & Spitfire II camouflage schemes (p. 32, 33); Various Spitfire wheel styles (p. 5)

Scutts: 'Spitfire in Action' (Aircraft in Action series, No. 39; Squadron/Signal [USA], 1980; 58 pages; US$8.95) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 9); miscellaneous othr Spitfire I, Spitfrie II and Spitfire V details

Tanner (ed.): 'The Spitfire V Manual' (RAF Museum series, No. 1; Arms and Armour Press/ Hippocrene Books [UK / USA], 1976; [pages not numbered]; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V cockpit detail, wheelwell detail, miscellaneous other details (no page numbers)

Taylor and Moyes: 'Pictorial History of the RAF. Volume Two: 1939-1945' (Pictorial History of the RAF series, No. 2; Arco [USA], 1969; 240 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 114)

van der Meer and Melchers: 'Dutch Spitfires: A Technical Study' (Repro Holland [Netherlands], 1988; in Dutch and English; 116 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V engine bay (p. 66, 67)

Watanabe, Ethell et al.: 'The Great Book of World War II Airplanes' (Bonanza Books [USA], 1984; 643 pages; US$50) -- Spitfire [version?] propellers (p. 286. 287), stick & rudder pedals (p. 270); Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 270, 312, 313), 398)

White: 'Allied Aircraft Piston Engines of World War II' (SAE International [USA], 1995; 426 pages; US$39.95) -- Spitfire V engine bay (p. 73)

Wilson: 'Spitfire' (Sovereign series [unnumbered]; Aerospace Publications [Australia], 1999; 152 pages; US$19.95) -- Various Spitfire multi-view drawings (p. 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21); Spitfire prototype cockpit detail (p.59); Spitfire Vb with DB 605A engine (p. 102)

Winslade: 'The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight' (Osprey Colour Series series [unnumbered]; Osprey [UK], 1987; 128 pages; US$12.95) -- Spitfire II cockpit detail (p. 78), engine bay (p. 72-74), miscellaneous other detail

------: 'Cutaway Aircraft of World War Two' (Argus Books [UK], 1989; 63 pages; approximate value US$8 [out of print]) -- Spitfire VI cutaway drawing (p. 6, 7)

------: 'Luftfahrt Bilder, Texte Dokumente: Handbuch 5' (Luftfahrt Handbuch series, No. 5; Mittler [Germany], 1978; in German; 482 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Spitfire II bay ahead of cockpit (p. 2306), cockpit detail (p. 2307, 2308); COMMENT: Hard-bound version of "Luftfahrt International," issues 13-15

------: 'Luftfahrt Bilder, Texte Dokumente: Handbuch 9' (Luftfahrt Handbuch series, No. 9; Mittler [Germany], 1978; in German; 482 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Spitfire V & Spitfire VI armament & armor (p. 3986); COMMENT: Hard-bound version of "Luftfahrt International," issues 25-27

------: 'Supermarine Spitfire' (Model Art Special Issue series, No. 387; Model Art [Japan], 1992; in Japanese; 186 pages; US$35.95) -- Spitfire I cockpit detail (p. 15, 153), wheelwell detail (p. 142), miscellaneous other details; Spitfire V cockpit detail (p. 154), miscellaneous other details

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