£14.99
Andrew Brookes tells the story of the English Electric Canberra through the experiences of the people who operated it, including test pilot Roland “Bee” Beamont.
Format: Paperback, 212 pages.
Available on back-order
Andrew Brookes’ Canberra Boys combines the history of the English Electric Canberra with accounts from the people who operated the aircraft.
Contributors include Roland “Bee” Beamont, the English Electric test pilot who first flew the aircraft in 1949. The book follows the Canberra through RAF expansion in the 1950s and service with air forces around the world.
Its operational coverage includes photo reconnaissance, the Suez Campaign, Operation Grapple nuclear tests and the Indonesian Confrontation, together with competitions and long-distance exercises.
The 212-page paperback concludes with the Canberra PR9’s final RAF flight with No. 39 Squadron in July 2006.
Explore more titles in our Jet Age Books Series.
| Dimensions | 23.4 × 15.3 cm |
|---|
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.