English Electric Lightning
Bowman, Martin W.
Crowood Aviation Series
The English Electric Lightning was one of the most
famous products of the great boom in British aviation in the 1950s. The first British aircraft capable of Mach 2, it was the mainstay of the country's air defence during most of the Cold War. Quick Reaction Alert aircraft were tasked with intercepting incoming Russian aircraft, and their high speed and fast rate of climb made them ideal for this operational requirement,
Martin W. Bowman has assembled here the complete story of this remarkable fighter, from its beginnings in a 1949 requirement for two research aircraft to its withdrawal from Service in April 1988. With over 170 photographs, most previously unpublished, specification tables, details of all Lightning squadrons, a listing of every airframe and the first in-depth analysis of why a third of all Lightnings were lost, English Electric Lightning is a major work on a remarkable aeroplane.
softcover, large format
188 Seiten / pages
over 170 photographs
very good condition
Wiltshire, England - 2005 - The Crowood Press
Art.Nr. 23854
