V Force Boys - Tony Blackman, Anthony Wright

V Force Boys

All New Reminiscences by Air and Ground Crews Operating the Vulcan, Victor and Valiant in the Cold War
Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2023
Grub Street Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-911667-36-0 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
The V Force consisted of three four-jet bombers, the Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor, all required as part of the nuclear deterrent in the Cold War following the end of the Second World War. The Valiant was less aerodynamically advanced than the other two and went into service in 1955. The Vulcan entered service in 1956 and the Victor a year later. The Valiant finished operating in 1965 and the Vulcan in 1984. The later Victors were converted into refuelling tankers and carried on until 1993.
V Force Boys contains a fascinating collection of previously unpublished stories by V Force ground and aircrew for all three V bombers. Among other highlights, the book includes a first-hand account of dropping the last UK H Bomb, a description of how all the aircraft navigated before the days of GPS, the training the crews received and an armourer's account of how the nuclear weapons were moved with complete safety but not in the regimented way that might be expected. In addition there are chapters which tell of incidents that would not be found in the RAF historical annals but show how the vigilant guarding of the UK had its lighter moments. A must for all Vulcan, Victor and Valiant enthusiasts.
Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Jet Age Series ; 17
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 153 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-911667-36-X / 191166736X
ISBN-13 978-1-911667-36-0 / 9781911667360
Zustand Neuware
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