PZL TS-11 Iskra POLISH JET TRAINER AIRCRAFT (TS-11 Iskra. Monografie Lotnicze No 1) by collect - 2001

Text in Polish, illustrations description in Polish/English, expanded summary in English. Descr. PZL TS-11 Iskra Polish jet trainer aircraft, used by the air forces of Poland and India. 21x30,5, 114pp, Pb, out of print but new copy. Richly illustrated: 7 color profiles showing Polish and Indian camouflage and markings, 23 color photographs of the aircraft, 70 color photographs of squadrons' badges, 324 b/w photographs (incl. many close-ups), 10 line drawings (profiles) of aircraft prototypes and development, 3pp of scale plans. Incl.: early years; series production; Iskra in service: 60th Air Training Regiment, 66th Air Training Regiment, 38th Air Training Regiment, 58th Air Training Regiment, 61st Air Training Regiment, 23rd Air Training Squadron; Iskra in Air Defence Forces; Iskra in Air Force; TS-11 in Polish Navy Aviation; maintenance and general overhaul; beginning of an end; Iskra as jetwarbird; promotion and airshow appearances; camouflage and markings; most typical accidents and malfunction.