Javelin Boys

Steve Bond has interviewed a number of veterans, all with captivating tales of their time on the Gloster Javelin. Alongside their anecdotes is a detailed history of this unusual aircraft, accompanied by photography. This book is bound to appeal to all aviation fans.

A propos de l'auteur

Dr Steve Bond is a life-long aviation professional and historian. He served in the Royal Air Force for twenty-two years as an aircraft propulsion technician, with tours on many different aircraft, and was part of the Eurofighter Typhoon project team in the MoD. A fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, he is also the author of many magazine articles and books including: Heroes All, Special Ops Liberators (with Richard Forder), Wimpy, Meteor Boys, and Javelin Boys for Grub Street.

Résumé

The Gloster Javelin was the UK’s first line of night and all-weather air defence both at home and in RAF Germany. In the 1950s, when it replaced the Meteor and Venom, this revolutionary bomber interceptor became integral to many great stories told here in terrific detail.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steve Bond
• Edition: Grub Street Publishing
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781911667353
• ISBN: 978-1-911667-35-3
• Pages: 204
• Dimensions: 233 mm x 157 mm x 16 mm
• Poids: 538 g
• Thème: Jet Age
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique