North American P-51 Mustang
New York, N.Y. Gallery Books, 1990. Presumed First U. S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 45, [1] pages. This is one of the Classic Warplanes series. Profusely illustrated with black and white and also color photographs of aircraft. Includes History and Development, Early Service, A Change of Engine, The P-51D and K, Lightweights and exports, DoubleTrouble; and an Index. This impressive work is a pictorial history charting the development and operational career of the P-51 with over 90 illustrations, Bill Gunston OBE, FRAeS (1 March 1927 – 1 June 2013) was a British aviation and military author. He flew with Britain's Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1948, and was a flying instructor. He spent most of his adult life doing research and writing on aircraft and aviation. He was the author of over 350 books and articles. His work included many books published by Salamander Books. Bill Gunston became one of the most internationally respected authors and broadcasters on aviation and scientific subjects. Gunston attended the Northampton Engineering College until 1951 then he joined the staff of Flight International magazine, where, writing as "W.T.G.", he was appointed Technical Editor in April 1955. From 1969, he was part of the production team on the annual publication Jane's All the World's Aircraft. He was editor of Jane's Aero-Engines from 1995 to 2007. More