Canberra: The Greatest Multi-Role Aircraft of the Cold War (Volume 1)

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Canberra: The Greatest Multi-Role Aircraft of the Cold War (Volume 1)

 

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The Canberra introduced the RAF to the era of jet bombers
 

It was adopted by air forces from South America, India, Australia, New Zealand and the US as the Martin B-57
 

Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs
 

Of interest to aviation and military historians, modellers, gamers and flight simulator enthusiasts

An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, the English Electric Canberra entered service in 1951 with RAF Bomber Command. It served in the conventional, interdictor and nuclear bomber role with the RAF, Germany, the Middle East and the Far East. Its performance and adaptability made it ideal as a reconnaissance aircraft and the final version, the Canberra PR.9, only finally retired in July 2006. The Canberra was used in many support roles, especially in signals/electronic warfare. The Canberra was adopted by air forces from South America to Africa and India as well as Australia and New Zealand and licence-built as the Martin B-57. It was involved in conflicts from the Suez Crisis and the Malayan Emergency, and various other hot spots with the RAF, to the Australian and USAF ops in Vietnam, and even the Indo–Pakistani War when both sides used Canberras, and the 1982 Falklands War. Used in trials and evaluation, the Canberra held various height and speed records, and NASA’s High Altitude Research Program WB-57s are still active. The Canberra is beloved by many dedicated enthusiasts and aircraft (or cockpits) still survive in museums, as well as some in flying condition.

 

ISBN: 9781781558744

FORMAT: 248 x 172 mm

BINDING: Hardback

PAGES: 528 pages

PUBLICATION DATE: 30 May 2022

TERRITORY: World

ILLUSTRATIONS: 404 black-and-white and 52 colour images

 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Fonthill Media