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English Electric Lightning
The RAF’s First Mach 2 Fighter
Inbunden, 2026
324 kr
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The English Electric Lightning was the first Mach 2 fighter to enter service with the RAF. It began life as a purely experimental design, and despite inadequate funding from the government, was developed by the manufacturer into a highly effective combat aircraft. It was also an export success, …
Handley Page Halifax
Second World War Strategic Bomber
Inbunden, 2026
324 kr
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While not as famous as the Avro Lancaster, the Handley Page Halifax was developed to the same specification as the Lancaster’s predecessor, the Avro Manchester, and suffered similar engine-related issues. However, once the early Rolls-Royce Merlins had been replaced with Bristol Hercules air-cooled …
Harrier
The World’s First V/STOL Jet Combat Aircraft
Inbunden, 2025
324 kr
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Harrier tells the story of the unique development of the world’s first practical V/STOL combat concept, from its first outrigger-constrained hover to its dominance as a versatile ground-attack aircraft, able to deliver multiple precision weapons in close support of ground troops and in defence of …
Vickers Wellington
Inbunden, 2022
334 kr
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This book covers the design, development, production and operational service of the Vickers Wellington from before the Second World War through to the 1950s. The aircraft and crews served with great distinction from the start to the end of the Second World War despite heavy losses. The aircraft was …
Vickers Wellington
Häftad, 2027
208 kr
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This book covers the design, development, production and operational service of the Vickers Wellington from before the Second World War through to the 1950s. The aircraft and crews served with great distinction from the start to the end of the Second World War despite heavy losses. The aircraft was …
RAF Fast Jets in Colour
The Cold War and Beyond
Häftad, 2025
303 kr
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With 290 colour images, almost all previously unpublished, 'RAF Fast Jets in Colour: The Cold War and Beyond' illustrates the evolution of one of the most technologically advanced air forces in the world. It provides essential facts and descriptions of the designs, capabilities and operations of …
UK Airfields of the Cold War
Inbunden, 2012
255 kr
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Written by an accomplished military aviation author, this new study is the result of many years of research, and will be essential reading for all historians of the period and keen aviation enthusiasts.There is growing interest today in the Cold War era in British history. This new book provides a …
