[PDF] An Illustrated History Of The Raf eBook

Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
Publisher : Alan Sutton Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,90 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN :

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Relates the history of the Royal Air Force (RAF) through some 450 color and bandw photos and paintings, many reproduced here for the first time. Each illustration is accompanied by a detailed caption that supports the main text. Coverage spans its formation in 1918, through the interwar period, WWII, and precarious peace of the nuclear age, and concludes with a look at today's RAF poised on the edge of the millennium. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
Publisher : Salamander Books Limited
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,1 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781840652857

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A comprehensive and fully illustrated history of the Royal Air Force that ranges from the early days of balloons and experimental flying machines, through two world wars, the Cold War, the Falklands campaign and up to the present day. Many of the photographs have never been published before.

Author : Paul E Eden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 36,54 MB
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1472960912

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In February 2016 the RAF's Search and Rescue Force (SARF) celebrated its 75th anniversary. In June that year the world-renowned and universally admired service was officially disbanded, despite attempts from many, including HRH Prince William, to save it as part of the RAF. This book is an official, fully illustrated, in-depth account of the SARF's rich and glorious history, from its origins in World War II through to its recent withdrawal. The book contains a foreword by HRH Prince William himself, plus action-packed and awe-inspiring photographs from the RAF's archive of photographs and exclusive interviews with former crewmembers, telling their own dramatic stories of derring-do. Officially endorsed by the RAF, An Illustrated History of the RAF Search and Rescue Force is the first, and probably the only, major book of its kind written on this subject. It is an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in military history, British history, the Royal Family and those who love stories of extreme and daring rescue missions.

Author : Roy Conyers Nesbit
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 1991-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780517033791

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Retells the story of the Royal Air Force, from the early days of balloons and experimental flying machines, through the two World Wars, to the Falklands campaign

Author : T. C. G. James
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 30,64 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780714651187

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This volume deals with the development of Britain's air defences during the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War, and the development of the system during the early period of the war, leading up to the Battle of Britain.

Author : Michael Napier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,13 MB
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 147282539X

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A fully illustrated history of the Royal Air Force while on operations, publishing to mark the centenary of its foundation in World War I. The world's first independent air force, the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary in 2018. In the 100 years since the end of World War I, the service has been involved in almost continuous operations around the globe, giving the RAF the longest and most wide-ranging history of any air force in the world. But over the years this history has also become entangled with myths. The Royal Air Force: A Centenary of Operations sets the record straight, dispelling these as it uncovers – in both words and photographs – the true exploits and accomplishments of RAF personnel over the last 100 years. From its formation as an independent service in the dying days of World War I, its desperate fight against the Axis air forces in World War II, to its commitments during both the Cold War and modern times, this is the complete story of how the RAF has defended Britain for a century.

Author : Keith Wilson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 36,56 MB
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473859859

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This photographic record of the RAF during the 1950s looks set to appear widely. Featuring varied and dynamic visual representation throughout, the events of this important decade are enlivened to great effect. The 1950s was a pivotal decade in aviation for many reasons. The RAF were employed in a great number of post-WWII roles, and the beginning of the Cold War saw many advances in the field of developmental aviation. The early years of the decade saw the Coronation of HRH Queen Elizabeth II take place, and a variety of photographs taken at the Queen's Review flypast at RAF Oldham on the 15 July 1953 are arrayed here. Meteors, Sabres, Chipmunks, Canberras, Vulcans... the list goes on. A wide selection of action shots illustrate the impressive aesthetics of some of these aircraft in formation. Shots of aircraft utilised during the course of the Cold War also feature, as do highly intriguing photographs of the Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles, stored on Bomber Command bases towards the end of the decade. Each chapter focusses on a specific year, relaying all the most fascinating highlights. This is a colourful, insightful and image-packed history, told with narrative flair and a clear passion for the subject matter at hand.