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Chronicling part of the development of the British Nuclear Defence Programme, Sonic to Standoff traces the evolution of the British Blue Steel standoff nuclear…
Military History · 207 pages · 16 January 2016£13.96
Historical articles (5)
- The British Nuclear Deterrent in the Jet Age: V-Bombers and the Cold War
How Britain built its Cold War nuclear deterrent: V-bombers, German rocket origins, Blue Steel, Polaris and Thor. Charles E. MacKay aviation history.
- Mother of the Few: How Lucy, Lady Houston Financed the 1931 Schneider Trophy and the 1933 Everest Flight
How Lucy, Lady Houston funded the 1931 British Schneider Trophy team, the Rolls-Royce R engine and the 1933 Houston Mount Everest Flight.
- The RFC and RNAS in the Great War: Britain's Fighters, Bombers and Seaplanes, 1914-1918
How Britain built its Great War air arm: RFC and RNAS fighters, bombers, seaplanes and flying boats, 1914-1918, and the procurement system behind them.
- North American F-86 Sabre: The RAF's Cold War Swept-Wing Fighter
How the Canadair-built F-86 Sabre armed RAF squadrons in 1950s NATO Germany. Korea, MiG Alley and the Bechers Brook ferry flights explained.
- Renfrew, 602 Squadron and Scotland's Early Helicopters, 1919-1939
A guide to Clydeside aviation between the wars: Renfrew airlines, 602 Squadron, Weir helicopter work, Abbotsinch and 1939 production.