The Vulcan Story
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2006
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-4399-4 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-4399-4 (ISBN)
The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. Newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding, the last airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 in many ways fills the gap left by Concorde's retirement.
The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later adapted for conventional bombing and saw its only active service in the Falklands War. Newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding, the last airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 in many ways fills the gap left by Concorde's retirement.
The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. A cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent, it was later adapted for conventional bombing and saw its only active service in the Falklands War. Newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding, the last airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 in many ways fills the gap left by Concorde's retirement.
PETER R. MARCH is an aviation author, photographer and journalist. He is the editor of the RAF and USAF Yearbooks for the RAF Benevolent Fund/Royal International Air Tattoo, a regular contributor to Aircraft Illustrated magazine, editor of Ian Allan's yearly abc Military Aircraft, and author of more than fifty books in his own right on aviation subjects. He lives in Bristol.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Story of |
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 124 x 185 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-4399-8 / 0750943998 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-4399-4 / 9780750943994 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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