LIGHTNING THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Written by Kev Darling
Published by Airlife
in 1995
ISBN: 185310521X
LIGHTNING THE OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1329620
1st.
1995.
Hardback.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
A delight to fly, a joy to watch and a menace to work on.... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185310521X. A super copy, looks unread.
Front cover
Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- PART 1
- Chapter 1 The Thunder Begins
- Chapter 2 Cutting Metal
- Chapter 3 Inside the Lightning
- Chapter 4 From Hand to Jig: The Tall Tails
- Chapter 5 the Thunderous T-Birds
- Chapter 6 The Square Fins
- Chapter 7 Lightnings in the Sand
- PART II
- After the Thunder
- Selected RSAF Lightning Histories
- Royal Saudi Air Force Lightnings
- Kuwait Air Force Lightnings
- Lightnings Clinging onto Life - Just!
- Appendix A Lightning Production and Contracts
- Appendix B P.1 and Lightning Production Airframe Totals
- Appendix C RAF Lightning Operators
- Appendix D Lightning Crashes and their Causes
- Appendix E Lightning Colour Schemes
- Appendix F Lightning Comparative Strengths
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Index