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Description for RAF Gibraltar
Paperback. This book examines the Royal Air Force's station on Gibraltar, and includes much information that has never before been published. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
Even the most seasoned traveler could not fail to be impressed by that first-time, ground-level view of the Rock of Gibraltar 1,300ft of sheer limestone towering majestically over the airfield's asphalt acres. The impassive grey cliff face is indented with a handful of viewing galleries from some of the thirty-plus miles of tunnels which honeycomb the Rock, and the view from the top is unforgettably panoramic. Gibraltar's key position at the entrance to the Mediterranean has resulted in a pronounced, but not exclusive, maritime flavour to military air activity here, in addition to a parallel role as a civilian airport. ... Read more
Even the most seasoned traveler could not fail to be impressed by that first-time, ground-level view of the Rock of Gibraltar 1,300ft of sheer limestone towering majestically over the airfield's asphalt acres. The impassive grey cliff face is indented with a handful of viewing galleries from some of the thirty-plus miles of tunnels which honeycomb the Rock, and the view from the top is unforgettably panoramic. Gibraltar's key position at the entrance to the Mediterranean has resulted in a pronounced, but not exclusive, maritime flavour to military air activity here, in addition to a parallel role as a civilian airport. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752423524
SKU
V9780752423524
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
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