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Author : Richard Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780946958313
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (583 download)
Download or read book Phantom Squadrons of the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm written by Richard Ward and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Caygill
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783409630
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Phantom from the Cockpit written by Peter Caygill and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-03-19 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the 'Cold War' and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft.Apart from giving a comprehensive overview of the Phantom's history, this book looks particularly at the experiences of the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm when they received a new model designed with a British Rolls-Royce turbofan instead of the original American power-plant. All was not sweetness and light when the first trials commenced and this book traces its development and progression from being a carrier-based attack aircraft flown by the Fleet Air Arm to the many successful roles it played as a land-based aircraft with the RAF.
Author : Richard Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780946958139
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (581 download)
Download or read book Hunter Squadrons written by Richard Ward and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Gledhill
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Per Ardua written by David Gledhill and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom was a young man's dream but the path from "Civvy Street" to operational on a fighter squadron was long, arduous and beset with obstacles. To succeed meant the chance to fly one of the most iconic combat aircraft that ever took to the air but not every fledgling aviator who began the journey fulfilled their ambition to wear the coveted "Op. badge". "Per Ardua--Training an RAF Phantom Crew" describes how Cold War aircrew assimilated the skills needed to fly and fight the complex fighter jet. It follows the progress through every stage and explains why it cost millions to train each pilot and navigator. Philip Keeble and David Gledhill, both former Phantom aircrew, recount the challenges and the emotions encountered during the rigorous training process in a frank yet light hearted way that will leave you wondering how anyone achieved the goal.
Author : Vic Flintham
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844158152
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book High Stakes written by Vic Flintham and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the dust of World War II had settled, the military position of the UK was far from straightforward. It was of course allied to the USA and part of NATO, but it was at odds with the former in maintaining an Empire and the two nations also had competing oil interests in the Middle East. The UK's engagement in war after 1945 was thus a strange mixture ranging from homeland security through insular actions within the colonies or protectorates to preserve empire - to playing a major role in confronting the USSR. The types of active involvement of the RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps between 1945 and 1995 include the following, with examples. Maintaining Local Stability - Greece, Netherlands East Indies. Maintaining Empire - Malaya, Kenya. Defending Empire - Borneo. Defending Interests - Suez, Kuwait. Homeland Security - Northern Ireland, air defence. Confrontation - Berlin Airlift, Korea. Covert Action - Albania, strategic reconnaissance. Humanitarian and Peacekeeping- Jordan, Cyprus. Development of Deterrent - Bombs, bombers and missiles.
Author : Ray Sturtivant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780851302232
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm written by Ray Sturtivant and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter E. Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147280497X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book USN McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II written by Peter E. Davies and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-24 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally designed as a carrier-borne long-range interceptor armed with radar-guided missiles and tasked with defence against missile-launching bombers, the Phantom II went on to establish itself as one of the most important multi-role fighter, attack and reconnaissance aircraft of the 20th century. Arguably the United States' most important aircraft in the Vietnam War, where it played the role of workhorse as well as being a deadly MiG interceptor, the Phantom was also a mainstay of Atlantic Fleet operations ? intercepting Soviet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft and turning them away from the carrier groups at the height of the Cold War. This book reveals the design and development history of the naval Phantom, its variants and the exported designs adopted by other NATO countries. Packed with illustrations, photographs and first-hand accounts, it provides a technical history of one of the most famous aircraft ever built.
Author : Steve Bond
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1911667556
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Fleet Air Arm Boys written by Steve Bond and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 (FAA), in part due to the ten-year gap between the retirement of the Harrier and the arrival of the F-35B and the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. Flying high performance aircraft off a carrier demands not only a high level of skill, but also a considerable amount of courage and determination, not least to land back on a very small piece of real estate bobbing about in a rough sea, often at night, with no possibility of diversion. The nature of these operations has meant that the accident rate and aircrew losses were very high—and accepted as part of the job. With the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth and the Prince of Wales, it is time to redress the balance and bring the FAA’s extraordinary story to the audience it so richly deserves through the words of those air and ground crews who have been part of it since 1945. What emerges is an amazing close-knit esprit de corps, often accompanied by a long-standing and still simmering rivalry between the RAF and the Royal Navy over who should project air power overseas. Enormous respect is shown by the aviators and ships’ senior officers for the aircraft handlers and maintainers, who work long hours in a highly dangerous environment on the flight deck. This first volume looks chronologically at every aircraft type flown in an air defence role since 1945. Involvement in conflicts including Korea, Suez, the Falklands, Bosnia and elsewhere is included, and perforce the cost in human lives, even in everyday operations, frequently emerges. Balancing this are the everyday grind, the good times, the humour, the “runs ashore” and the sense of pride in a job well done. All delivered in the words of the men themselves.
Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750986239
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The RAF in 100 Objects written by Peter Jacobs and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-10-09 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was in the closing year of the First World War, on 1 April 1918, that the Royal Air Force was born from the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. Since then, the RAF has helped lead the world in the development of aviation and air warfare. From the fighters and bombers of the Second World War, through the early jet age and into modern remotely piloted air systems, the last hundred years' development has been astronomical, and the human story no less impressive. Here Peter Jacobs gathers the most poignant objects of the RAF's proud history and displays them together, in full splendid colour, for the first time. Aircraft, memorials, uniforms, equipment, and some items you would never expect – it's all here, ready to be explored.
Author : Terry Gander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of the Modern Royal Air Force written by Terry Gander and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gennemgår RAF enheder, flytyper, materiel, uddannelser m.m. op til perioden i begyndelsen af 1980'erne.
Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230271200
Total Pages : 1719 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Statesman's Yearbook: 1991-92 written by NA NA and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 1719 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Author : Richard L. Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780946958412
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (584 download)
Download or read book Lightning Squadrons of the Royal Air Force written by Richard L. Ward and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dick Ward is well-known to aviation enthusiasts and virtually a household name in the world of model making, and in the publishing field his Hunter Squadrons and Phantom Squadrons books were widely praised for their comprehensive and authoritative content. In this new, full-colour book he details the squadrons, colour schemes and markings of the immortal Lightning interceptor. For years this famous aircraft served in a sparkling natural metal finish, before, towards the end of its career, various paint schemes were applied in order to tone down its visibility. The lightning was one of the most flamboyant aircraft of the post-war period, and the full range of décor is on display in this handsome volume.
Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 0160931223
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign written by Norman Polmar and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-01-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the sixth monograph in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. It covers aircraft carrier activity during Operation Rolling Thunder in the war. Operation Rolling Thunder was one of the longest sustained aerial bombing campaigns in history. And it would be a failure. The U.S. Navy proved essential to the conduct of Rolling Thunder. Exploiting the inherent flexibility and mobility of naval forces, the Seventh Fleet operated with impunity for three years off the coast of North Vietnam. The success with which the Navy executed the later Operation Linebacker campaign against North Vietnam in 1972 revealed how much the service had learned from and exploited the Rolling Thunder experience of 1965–1968. The book includes several photographs with backgrounds of key aircraft used as part of Operation Rolliing Thunder during the Vietnam War. Other products relating to the Vietnam War can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/vietnam-war Other products relating to U.S. Naval History can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/armed-forces-military-branches-history/united-states-navy-usn-history Other products published by the U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/902
Author : Royal Air Force
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Royal Air Force in Picture written by Royal Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom Eeles
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844156885
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book A Passion for Flying written by Tom Eeles and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Group Captain Tom Eeles who served in the RAF for 44 years and totaled over 8000 hours of flying in twenty-eight different aircraft types. Tom entered RAF College Cranwell in 1961, he gained his RAF wings in 1963.
Author : Paul Beaver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of the Fleet Air Arm Since 1945 written by Paul Beaver and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Black
Publisher : Sutton Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781852606121
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Last of the Phantoms written by Ian Black and published by Sutton Pub Limited. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mach 2 F-4 Phantom is one of the best known of the RAF's postwar jet fighter aircraft. Concentrating on the Phantom's final years of service, this title features a pilot's own first-hand accounts as well as anecdotal material drawn from other ex-Phantom crew, supported by colour photography.
