This guide was produced by George Philip & Son, London, a publishing company that was better known in more recent times for its Osprey imprint - a favourite among aviation enthusiasts.
It shows information on, among other things, rate of climb, service ceiling, maximum speed, range at cruise speed, armament, number of engines and number of crew. Made from stiff card, it measures 7.5in (19cm) in diameter.
The British side (with some American interlopers) has details on: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I, Hawker Hurricane, Boulton Paul Defiant, Fairey Fulmar, Bell Caribou, Curtis Tomahawk, Lockheed Hudson, Westland Lysander, Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV, Bristol Beaufort, Handley-Page Hampden, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Vickers-Armstrong Wellington, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated Liberator and the Short Sunderland.
The Enemy side features German and Italian aircraft, which are described as: Messerschmitt Me.109e, Messerschmitt 110, Focke-Wulf Fw.187 Zerstörer, Fiat CR.42 Freccia, Fiat G.50 Falcho, Macchi 200 Saetta, Messerschmitt Jaguar, Henschel Hs.126, Junkers Ju.88, Heinkel He.111 KVa, Dornier Do.215, Focke-Wulf Fw.200K Kurier, Breda 88 Lince, Fiat BR20 Cicogna, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero and the Dornier Do.24 flying boat.
As a spotter's guide it's actually fairly useless - real guides generally use full silhouettes, and the images on this guide are very small - typically just over 1in (3cm) wide. So I presume it was aimed at kids.
The selection of aircraft - and the omission of others - suggests it was produced in the early years of the war, perhaps 1940?
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