Meteor Boys. True Tales From The Operators Of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 To Date
| Book | Meteor Boys. True Tales From The Operators Of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 To Date |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | London, UK |
| Copyright | 2016 |
| Pages / Font | 223 pages |
| Barcode | 9781910690260 |
| ISBN | 978-1-910690-26-0 |
| Chapters | Preface 6 Introduction and Acknowledgements 9 Chapter One The Tigers - 74 Squadron 18 Chapter Two Day Fighter Zenith 37 Chapter Three Weekend Flyers - The Royal Auxiliary Air Force 58 Chapter Four ' We Stalk by Night' - Nocturnal Meteors 73 Chapter Five Low and Fast - Fighter Reconnaissance 99 Chapter Six 'Alone Above All' - Photo Reconnaissance 116 Chapter Seven Challenging Times - Pilot Training in the 1950s 134 Chapter Eight Second Wind - Aircrew Training into the 1960s 151 Chapter Nine Targets and Taxis 167 Chapter Ten Air Displays and Earning Their Keep 189 Appendix Royal Air Force and Royal Navy Operating Units 207 Abbreviations 213 Select Bibliography 216 Index 217 |
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