It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943 . . . April 1982. Argentine forces had invaded the Falkland Islands. Britain needed an answer. And fast. The idea was simple: to destroy the vital landing strip at Port Stanley. The reality was more complicated. The only aircraft that could possibly do the job was three months from being scrapped, and the distance it had to travel was four thousand miles beyond its maximum range. It would take fifteen Victor tankers and seventeen separate in-flight refuellings to get one Avro Vulcan B2 over the target, and give its crew any chance of coming back alive.Yet less than a month later, a formation of elderly British jets launched from a remote island airbase to carry out the longest-range air attack in history. At its head was a single aircraft, six men, and twenty-one thousand-pound bombs, facing the hornet s nest of modern weaponry defending the Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands. There would be no second chances . . .
Vorwort
The dramatic account of the last British bomber raid - the long-range attack on Stanley airfield that opened the Falklands War.
Autorentext
Vorwort
The dramatic account of the last British bomber raid - the long-range attack on Stanley airfield that opened the Falklands War.
Autorentext
Rowland White is the author of five critically acclaimed works of aviation history: Vulcan 607, Phoenix Squadron, Storm Front, Into the Black, and most recently Harrier 809, as well as a compendium of aviation, The Big Book of Flight. Born and brought up in Cambridge, he studied Modern History at Liverpool University. In 2014 he launched Project Cancelled to produce apparel inspired by the best in aviation, space and other cool stuff. Find it at projectcancelled.com
For more information on Rowland White and his books visit his website at rowlandwhite.com or find him on Twitter at @rowlandwhite
Titel
Vulcan 607
Autor
EAN
9781446422366
ISBN
978-1-4464-2236-6
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
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Veröffentlichung
15.12.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
2.71 MB
Anzahl Seiten
576
Jahr
2010
Untertitel
Englisch
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