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British Military Jets
Kev Darling
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Description for British Military Jets
Paperback. While the world lived with the threat of nuclear war, the RAF deployed new and ever more capable jet aircraft to counter the communist threat. This book is their story. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
The end of the Second World War provided little rest for air forces and the aircraft industry. Both sides now had to put enormous energy into research and development to gain an edge. For the British aircraft industry it meant producing aircraft quickly, and on tight budgets: for Bomber Command to carry Britain's new nuclear deterrent, and for Fighter Command to defend the country. This book examines the RAF's British-made combat jet aircraft of this turbulent and frightening period, up to the cancellation of TSR-2 and the end of the British aircraft industry as it then was. ... Read more
The end of the Second World War provided little rest for air forces and the aircraft industry. Both sides now had to put enormous energy into research and development to gain an edge. For the British aircraft industry it meant producing aircraft quickly, and on tight budgets: for Bomber Command to carry Britain's new nuclear deterrent, and for Fighter Command to defend the country. This book examines the RAF's British-made combat jet aircraft of this turbulent and frightening period, up to the cancellation of TSR-2 and the end of the British aircraft industry as it then was. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Britain's Heritage Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445669328
SKU
V9781445669328
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Kev Darling
Kev Darling spent over twenty years in the RAF as an engineer, and has first hand experience of many of the aircraft discussed in this book. He has been writing about aircraft since 1987, his books including monographs on the Avro Vulcan, English Electric Lightning and Blackburn Buccaneer. He lives in South Wales.
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