Vickers Armstrongs Wellington
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Author |
: Ken Delve |
Publisher |
: Crowood Press (UK) |
Total Pages |
: 200 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105023169795 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington by : Ken Delve
Beskrivelse af det engelske bombefly Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington kendt fra 2. verdenskrig.
Author |
: Charles Ferdinand Andrews |
Publisher |
: Putnam Aeronautical Books |
Total Pages |
: 593 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0851778151 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780851778150 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 by : Charles Ferdinand Andrews
Author |
: Harold A. Skaarup |
Publisher |
: iUniverse |
Total Pages |
: 642 |
Release |
: 2009-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781440167584 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1440167583 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Canadian Warplanes by : Harold A. Skaarup
This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been flown by members of the Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the present-day Canadian Forces. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active Canadian squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to Canadian service aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout Canada and overseas. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Canada's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Canada's Warplane survivors.
Author |
: Gordon A. A. Wilson |
Publisher |
: Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2024-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781398111691 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1398111694 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Hercules by : Gordon A. A. Wilson
What links the Bristol Aeroplane Company, Armstrong Whitworth, AVRO, Short Brothers PLC, Handley Page Ltd and Vickers Aviation? The Hercules engine.
Author |
: Michael Napier |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 97 |
Release |
: 2020-07-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472840738 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472840739 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vickers Wellington Units of Bomber Command by : Michael Napier
The Vickers Wellington was one of very few aircraft types to have been in production and frontline service throughout World War II, and more than 10,000 Wellingtons were built in the period. They took part in the first RAF bombing mission of the conflict when, on 4 September 1939, 14 examples from Nos 9 and 149 Sqns undertook a daring daylight attack on the Kiel Canal. However, after suffering high losses on follow-up raids, Wellingtons were withdrawn from daytime missions and began to operate at night from May 1940. They subsequently took part in raids against the Italian port city of Genoa in July 1940, and against Berlin the following month, followed by key missions in the 'Battle of the Barges' in September and October, as the RAF targeted the Germany's invasion fleet being assembled in French Channel ports. When RAF's strike force expanded the next year following the introduction of the improved Wellington II, the 21 squadrons equipped with the Vickers aircraft, which included Polish-, Canadian- and Australian-manned units, formed the backbone of the Bomber Command night bombing force. Over the next two years Wellingtons participated in all the major operations by Bomber Command, including the daylight raid against German battleships in Brest harbour in July 1942 and the first three 'Thousand Bomber' raids in the summer of 1942. This illustrated study explores the design, development, and deployment of the Vickers-Wellington type, charting its role in World War II from its earliest missions to its use in training after its withdrawal from frontline bomber missions in 1943. The text is supported by stunning full-colour artwork.
Author |
: Martin W Bowman |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 2015-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783831760 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783831766 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Wellington Bomber by : Martin W Bowman
The Wellington Bomber was omnipresent during the Second World War, employed in a variety of contexts in the fight against the Axis powers. The pilots who flew this aircraft did so with an immense amount of pride, and there is perhaps no-one better placed to tell the story of this incredible aircraft than these men. Martin Bowman has drawn together a selection of first-hand pilot testimonies in an effort to record authentically the experience of flying the much-mythologised Wellington during one of the most challenging eras of aviation history. The book is supplemented by two plate sections of stirring black and white images.
Author |
: Harold A. Skaarup |
Publisher |
: iUniverse |
Total Pages |
: 443 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780595122165 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0595122167 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Canadian Warbird Survivors by : Harold A. Skaarup
The purpose of this handbook is to provide aviation enthusiasts with a handbook on where to find the surviving retired military aircraft preserved in Canada. The majority of the Canadian Warbird and War Prize Survivors are on display within a significant number of aviation museums. Many others are displayed as "gate guards" on or near a number of Canadian and Allied Armed Forces Bases and installations. There are also a few in the hands of private owners and collectors that have been restored to flying status. These include a number of foreign warbird survivors that were brought back to Canada as War Prizes. The museum staffs and volunteer organizations such as the Canadian Aviation Preservation Association (CAPA) have done tremendous work in preserving military and civilian aircraft that have been a major part of Canada's aviation heritage. A few of these aircraft are illustrated in this book, along with a short description of the aircraft flown by Canadian servicemen and women. The aircraft are listed alphabetically, along with a city or museum location, the manufacturer, aircraft serial number and call sign where known. Canadian Warbird and War Prize Survivors is part of a series on aircraft used by the Canadian Forces throughout its history.
Author |
: Vincent Orange |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 467 |
Release |
: 2012-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136295355 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136295356 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tedder by : Vincent Orange
Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa; then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin. During those anxious, exhilarating years, he was, as The Times of London wrote, 'the most unstuffy of great commanders, who could be found sitting cross-legged, jacketless, pipe smoldering, answering questions on a desert airstrip.' After the war, promoted to five-star rank and elevated to the peerage as Lord Tedder, he was made Chief of the Air Staff, holding this appointment for longer than anyone since his time: four critical years (from 1946 to 1949) that saw the tragic start of the Cold War and the inspiring achievement of the Berlin Airlift. In 1950, he became Britain's NATO representative in Washington: a year that saw the start of a hot war in Korea that threatened to spread around the globe. This book provides the first comprehensive account of a great commander's public career and uses hundreds of family letters to portray a private life, both joyful and tragic.
Author |
: Norman Franks |
Publisher |
: Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 277 |
Release |
: 2003-07-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781909808775 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1909808776 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beyond Courage by : Norman Franks
The author of Another Kind of Courage takes a deep dive into the World War II heroics of the pilots and aircrew of the single-engined amphibian airplanes. This book covers the adventures of 283, 284, 293 and 294 Walrus Squadrons, operating from North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Sardinia. The pilots, like their counterparts in England, knew of the dangers of landing on the sea. It was a daunting task attempting to rescue downed airmen as they had often to operate in bad weather, and near hostile coasts. Airmen who were bobbing about in dinghies, or even just in their Mae West life jackets, were difficult to locate. Rescues from the cold sea needed to be speedy affairs, especially of those survivors not in dinghies, and the Walrus aircrew were always aware that time was of the essence. Moreover, rescues near a hostile shore often resulted in gunfire from German or Italian gunners. Many Walrus pilots have added personal recollections to the narrative and so too have some of those airmen who were rescued. As well as RAF and SAAF airmen, there were numerous USAAF units involved in the air war over the Mediterranean and Italy, and Norman has been in contact with several Americans whose lives were saved by these gallant men who flew the Walrus amphibian single-engined biplane. Men who knew only too well that to pick up more than two or three airmen generally meant a hard sea-borne taxi ride back to base, which conditions never guaranteed. The stories of these rescues give one a sense of sincere pride in the men who daily risked their lives to save others from a very hostile environment.
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 904 |
Release |
: 1946 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015080126421 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
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