[PDF] Flying Buccaneers eBook

Author : Steve Birdsall
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 19,48 MB
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN :

GET BOOK

Fascinating blend of history and anecdote, combining official accounts with the reminiscences of the veterans themselves.

Author : Peter Caygill
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1844156699

GET BOOK

Beskriver udviklingen og anvendelsen af det britiske hangarskibsbaserede jagerfly fra 1960erne, Blackburn Buccaneer, med fokus på flyets flyveegenskaber.

Author : Sebastian Cox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1135316058

GET BOOK

he 20th century saw air power transformed from novelists' fantasy into stark reality. From string and canvas to precision weaponry and stealth, air power has progressed to become not only the weapon of first political choice, but often the only conceivable option. This rapid development has given rise to considerable debate and controversy with those holding entrenched views rarely slow to shout their case. Many myths have grown over the period, ranging from the once much vaunted ability of air power to win wars alone through to its impact as a coercive tool. This volume examines the theory and practice of air power from its earliest inception. The contributors have been drawn from academia and the military and represent some of the world's leading proponents on the subject. All significant eras on air power employment are examined: some are evidently turning points, while others represent continuous development. Perhaps more importantly, the book highlights the areas that could be considered to be significant, and invites the reader to enter the debate as to whether it constitutes a continuum, a turning point, or indeed a revolution.

Author : Terry Rowan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1312146001

GET BOOK

A comprehensive film guide depicting films about the pirates that roamed the seven seas. Interesting facts on actors and other personal that made these films possible. A special look at these swashbucklers and their way of life throughout history. Included are other historical classic films.

Author : Gene E. Salecker
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0306817152

GET BOOK

Most often remembered for its role in the air war against Germany, no book has ever before been devoted to the B-17's Pacific operations. The author combines technical and operational detail with eyewitness accounts by crews and commanders to present a fascinating account of a famous aircraft at war.

Author : Graham Pitchfork
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1911667645

GET BOOK

Following the critically acclaimed publication eight years ago of Buccaneer Boys, long-serving Buccaneer navigator Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork has now followed up the great success of the book with more true tales from those who flew the last all-British bomber. Thirty Buccaneer ‘Boys’, drawn from the Fleet Air Arm, the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force, outline their experiences in the maritime role, operations overland, including the first Gulf War, and operations by the South Africans in the Border Wars. In addition to the aircrew, air engineer officers and ground crew have also contributed. The reader is left in no doubt that the ‘Buccaneer Boys’ knew how to work hard and to play hard. The skill, professionalism and excitement of operating and servicing this iconic British aircraft shines throughout every page. This book is lavishly illustrated with 100 black and white photographs and two-color plate sections of 40 photographs, many never previously published.

Author : Steve Bond
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 2021-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1911667637

GET BOOK

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-wing carrier aviation was not part of the Fleet Air Arm, with the advent of the navy’s two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, that capability has been restored. This renewed focus has not only seen the return of flying high performance aircraft from a carrier, but also the regeneration of the necessary skills, and courage, needed to cope with the extremes of weather and the nature of air operations in a very high-risk environment. However the lessons of the past have not been forgotten, and so many of those previous experiences are related within these pages – true stories of the last 76 years from aircrew, maintainers, aircraft handlers and many other supporting staff both men and women. Following on from the success of volume one, this second volume covers every fixed-wing aircraft type flown from carriers in the strike, anti-submarine warfare and the vital airborne early warning roles; from Scimitars to Hunters, Buccaneers to Skyraiders and many more, plus an extensive fleet of land-based aircraft. As with the first volume, involvement in operations such as Suez, the Beira Patrol, the Falklands, Belize, Bosnia and elsewhere is included. Despite the intensity and all-to-frequent tragedy of operations, the esprit de corps, and the ability to find the necessary release through laughter, shine through. Here are the words of the man and women themselves, profusely illustrated in black and white and color.