
Canberra: 1
The Greatest Multi-Role Aircraft of the Cold War
Fonthill Media Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 16. June 2022
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-78155-874-4 (ISBN)
Description
Service that spanned 50 years, over 60 RAF squadrons, license-built in the US (the B-57) and Australia, combat from the Suez War to the Vietnam War, conflicts in India, Africa and the Falklands, Cold War veteran, record breaker in height and distance, NASA use; the Canberra design of the mid-1940s was all this and more, an aviation legend.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
326 black and white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78155-874-4 (9781781558744)
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Ken Delve served 20 years in the Royal Air Force as a Navigator and during that time developed his passion for aviation and military history. From researching and publishing the history of his first squadron - 39 Squadron, which had played a major role in defeating Rommel's supply lines - he has subsequently written over 40 books and numerous articles.