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  • Shackleton Boys Volume 1

    True Stories from the Home-Based ‘Kipper Fleet’ Squadrons

    de Steve Bond ...
    Essentially a development of the Avro Lancaster via the later Lincoln, the Avro Shackleton was the RAF’s first line of defence in the maritime role from 1951 for twenty years, thereafter continuing to serve as an airborne early warning aircraft for another twenty, until 1991. The ‘Old Grey Lady’, the ‘Growler’, ‘20,000 rivets in loose formation’, but mostly known simply as the ‘Shack’, it is ... Leer más

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  • RAF Boys in the Far East

    True Tales of the RAF in India, South East Asia and Hong Kong

    de Steve Bond ...
    For 82 years the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), which in 1918 became the Royal Air Force (RAF), maintained a permanent military aviation presence in the Far East. Throughout that time a huge variety of squadrons, flying many different aircraft types, together with all the necessary operational, technical and administrative support, took on all that was asked of them. The first RFC units arrived in ... Leer más

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  • Fleet Air Arm Boys

    True Tales from Royal Navy Men and Women Air and Ground Crew

    de Steve Bond ...
    Helicopters have been going to sea with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for over 70 years. Initially used for search and rescue (SAR) duties from aircraft carriers, the rapid development of both the helicopters and service experience resulted in them taking on the vital anti-submarine (and later anti-ship) attack roles. The 1956 Suez campaign saw the first operational use of Whirlwind helicopters ... Leer más

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  • Fleet Air Arm Boys

    Air Defence Fighter Aircraft Since 1945: True Tales from Royal Navy Aircrew, Maintainers and Handlers

    de Steve Bond ...
    A history of the Royal Navy's FAA since 1945, featuring a survey of the aircraft flown, the conflicts fought, and the daily life of those in service.The RAF's continuing role in the projection of air power in the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas interests since the end of the Second World War is well known. However, the same cannot always be said about the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm ... Leer más

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  • Fleet Air Arm Boys

    A Lifetime of Reminiscences from the Flight Deck

    de Steve Bond ...
    Steve Bond is back with the final volume in this popular series. Unlike his previous three tomes, with their focus on aircraft and rotorcraft, this book is uniquely dedicated to the personnel of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) themselves. Each chapter will concentrate on the memories of contributors who served in a range of roles, including those below the flight deck. Accounts will focus on the everyday ... Leer más

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  • Shackleton Boys Volume 2

    True Stories from Shackleton Operators Based Overseas

    de Steve Bond ...
    "Full of interesting and entertaining accounts . . . presents an authentic picture of overseas life in the Kipper Fleet during that period." — RAF Historical Society JournalAfter World War II, the Royal Air Force went through a considerable downsizing but retained an essential maritime reconnaissance role for the protection of British interests overseas. These areas were primarily the ... Leer más

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  • Fleet Air Arm Boys: True Tales from Royal Navy Men and Women Air and Ground Crew, Volume 2

    Strike, Anti-Submarine, Early Warning and Support Aircraft since 1945

    de Steve Bond ...
    Since the end of World War 2 the primary role of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm has been airborne power projection; the ability rapidly to respond to any trouble spot across the globe and to protect the interests of the United Kingdom and its partner nations. The principal tools in that response were the strike aircraft which took the offensive to the aggressor. Although from 2010 to 2020 fixed ... Leer más

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  • Meteor Boys

    True Tales from the Operators of Britain's First Jet Fighter—From 1944 to Date

    de Steve Bond ...
    Through the first-hand experiences of pilots and ground crew, the author of Javelin Boys chronicles the history of the RAF's first jet-engined aircraft.As Britain's first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied and lengthy life. But while many books have focused on its development and service history, the time has come to hear the personal experiences of its air and ground ... Leer más

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  • Wimpy

    A Detailed History of the Vickers Wellington in service, 1938-1953

    de Steve Bond ...
    To date there has been a paucity of books on this remarkable aircraft. Among its claims to fame are the following: the only RAF bomber to serve in its original role from first day of war to last, and in every theater; the first type to bomb Germany; the first type to bomb Berlin; the first type to drop the 4,000lb ‘Cookie’ bomb; and so on.A serious study is well overdue, drawing not just on ... Leer más

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  • Heroes All

    Airmen of Different Nationalities Tell Their Stories of Service in the Second World War

    de Steve Bond ...
    This WWII history shares the personal stories of frontline airmen from all sides of the conflict gathered through original interviews.Aviation historian Steve Bond has spent years interviewing veterans of World War II. He recorded the stories of former airmen and crewmembers who shared the same pieces of sky at the same time. The project brought together British and German, German and Russian, ... Leer más

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  • Javelin Boys

    Air Defence from the Cold War to Confrontation

    de Steve Bond ...
    This Royal Air Force history examines a revolutionary Cold War era aircraft with firsthand accounts from veterans who flew them all over the world.The Gloster Javelin, an all-weather interceptor aircraft, was the UK's first line of air defense in the 1950s and 1960s, both at home and in Royal Air Force Germany. With an unorthodox aerodynamic design, the Javelin had major production issues early on ... Leer más

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  • Special Ops Liberators

    223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War

    Series series Bomber Support
    This WWII Royal Air Force history reveals the activities of special ops squadrons and the electronic warfare and countermeasures they deployed.Established within the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, No. 100 Group was dedicated to the complex business of electronic warfare. Though its role was vital, it remains one of the least understood aspects of RAF operations during the Second World War. In ... Leer más

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