BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949
Written by Tony Buttler
Published by Midland Publishing
in 2003
ISBN: 185780130X
BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949
Written by Tony Buttler.
Stock no. 1329680
1st.
2003.
Hardback.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The design and development of the British bomber since the end of World War Two. The subtitle date, 1949, refers to the first flight of the Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 224 pages. ISBN: 185780130X. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and is lightly foxed on verso.
Front cover
Contents
- Introduction and Acknowledgements
- Chapter One Mosquito Replacement
- Britain's First Jet Bomber: 1944 to 1951
- Chapter Two Vital Bombers
- Building Britain's V-Force: 1945 to 1955
- Chapter Three V-Bomber Encore
- Test Aircraft and Further Developments:1947 to 1960
- Chapter Four Low-Level Introduction
- Initial Low Level Bomber Studies: 1952 t0 1954
- Chapter Five Fleet Air Arm Pirate
- Naval Strike Aircraft: 1954 to 1958
- Chapter Six High Level Finale
- High Altitude Reconnaissance Bombers: 1954 to 1957
- Chapter Seven Canberra Replacement
- Tactical Strike Aircraft: 1951 to 1958
- Chapter Eight TSR.2
- Politics in Extremis: 1958 to 1968
- Chapter Nine VG and OR346
- Swing Wings and Multi Role: 1959 to 1964
- Chapter Ten Vertical Take-Off
- Harrier and NBMR.£: 1957 to 1985
- Chapter Eleven Over the Sea
- Anti-Submarine Aircraft: 1945 to 1969
- Chapter Twelve Variations on a Theme
- Chapter Thirteen Strike Trainers
- Background to Jaguar:1962 to 1970
- Chapter Fourteen A Destructive Localised Storm
- Background to Tornado: 1964 to 1982
- Chapter Fifteen AST.396
- A Battlefield Aircraft: 1970 to 1975
- British Secret Bomber Colour Chronology
- Glossary
- Appendices
- Index