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BRITISH SECRET PROJECTS: JET BOMBERS SINCE 1949

by Tony Buttler

Published by Midland Publishing. 1st. 2003

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The design and development of the British bomber since the end of World War Two. The subtitle date, 1949, refers to the first flight of the Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber. Large format. Grey boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos, and b/w diagrams. 224 pages.

Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and is lightly foxed on verso.

ISBN: 185780130X
Stock no. 1329680

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Contents

Introduction and Acknowledgements
Chapter One Mosquito Replacement
Britain's First Jet Bomber: 1944 to 1951
Chapter Two Vital Bombers
Building Britain's V-Force: 1945 to 1955
Chapter Three V-Bomber Encore
Test Aircraft and Further Developments:1947 to 1960
Chapter Four Low-Level Introduction
Initial Low Level Bomber Studies: 1952 t0 1954
Chapter Five Fleet Air Arm Pirate
Naval Strike Aircraft: 1954 to 1958
Chapter Six High Level Finale
High Altitude Reconnaissance Bombers: 1954 to 1957
Chapter Seven Canberra Replacement
Tactical Strike Aircraft: 1951 to 1958
Chapter Eight TSR.2
Politics in Extremis: 1958 to 1968
Chapter Nine VG and OR346
Swing Wings and Multi Role: 1959 to 1964
Chapter Ten Vertical Take-Off
Harrier and NBMR.Â£: 1957 to 1985
Chapter Eleven Over the Sea
Anti-Submarine Aircraft: 1945 to 1969
Chapter Twelve Variations on a Theme
Chapter Thirteen Strike Trainers
Background to Jaguar:1962 to 1970
Chapter Fourteen A Destructive Localised Storm
Background to Tornado: 1964 to 1982
Chapter Fifteen AST.396
A Battlefield Aircraft: 1970 to 1975
British Secret Bomber Colour Chronology
Glossary
Appendices
Index

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