I thought the dogfight community might be interested in my latest book. It's not on WW1 aircraft, but just after - the Fairey Flycatcher, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier borne fighter to serve with the Royal Navy



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The Fairey Flycatcher was the archetypal between-the-wars Fleet Air Arm fighter. The idiosyncratic biplane was loved by crews and public alike, despite its unlikely appearance and moderate performance, and it was famed more for its aerobatic prowess and public demonstrations than glory on the field of battle. The Flycatcher was agile yet forgiving, tough, reliable, and fully aerobatic, and, bedecked in a dazzling range of bright, colourful markings, was the perfect mount for expressing the youthful high spirits of naval pilots in the 1920s and 30s.

The Flycatcher was never engaged in a war, though it played a significant role in ‘colonial policing’ of trouble spots in the British Empire, and served the Royal Navy doing everything from tackling pirates off the Chinese coast to entertaining crowds at Schneider Trophy events with aerobatic displays.

This book is the most comprehensive on the Flycatcher yet published, with numerous photographs of the aircraft in service, several of which have never been published before, walkaround photographs of the replica built by John Fairey, illustrations from contemporary manuals, and colour artwork.

congrats matt

Cundall wrote: I thought the dogfight community might be interested in my latest book. It's not on WW1 aircraft, but just after - the Fairey Flycatcher, the first purpose-designed aircraft carrier borne fighter to serve with the Royal Navy

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The Fairey Flycatcher was the archetypal between-the-wars Fleet Air Arm fighter. The idiosyncratic biplane was loved by crews and public alike, despite its unlikely appearance and moderate performance, and it was famed more for its aerobatic prowess and public demonstrations than glory on the field of battle. The Flycatcher was agile yet forgiving, tough, reliable, and fully aerobatic, and, bedecked in a dazzling range of bright, colourful markings, was the perfect mount for expressing the youthful high spirits of naval pilots in the 1920s and 30s.

The Flycatcher was never engaged in a war, though it played a significant role in ‘colonial policing’ of trouble spots in the British Empire, and served the Royal Navy doing everything from tackling pirates off the Chinese coast to entertaining crowds at Schneider Trophy events with aerobatic displays.

This book is the most comprehensive on the Flycatcher yet published, with numerous photographs of the aircraft in service, several of which have never been published before, walkaround photographs of the replica built by John Fairey, illustrations from contemporary manuals, and colour artwork.

Wow what an interesting plane!!!
Congrats on the new book!
Another added to my wayyy too long list of books to read!

Matthew Willis' other books:

Cundall wrote: Hello everyone. Fans of WW1 aviation (and we all are here, right?) might be interested in my new book on the Sopwith Pup. The Pup isn't available in Dogfight unfortunately, but it was developed into the Camel, which is.

It's the latest in the Warpaint Guides series, and the first WW1 title in that range. If you're not familiar with it, the Warpaint Guides series publishes monographs on individual aircraft types. Each book contains a concise history of the aircraft, and lots of photos and artwork. More details available here www.guidelinepublications.co.uk/index.ph...RH=&ORDN=&RNZ=428370

Also:
Daedalus and the Deep
An 1840'ish fictional sea story.

Is it on amazon kindle yet. Glad to see it!

There should be a game about aircrafts like these of the period of the interbellum.

Maybe like in "Highroad to china" where former ww1 aces offer their services to obscure warlords.
Interesting choice you made.

The preview looks great.
How hard it is to get blueprints and reliable information and useful pictures when I'm making a new 3D model.
Fantastic stuff!