Author: Kev Darling Publisher: Crowood Press UK ISBN: 9781861268716 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Conceived in the 1950s as a replacement for the Supermarine Scimitar, the Blackburn Buccaneer went into service with the Royal Navy as its main carrier-borne nuclear strike aircraft. But with a diminishing role to play in world affairs, and a reduction in the number of aircraft carriers, the Navy disposed of its Buccaneers to the RAF, where they went on to become one of the Force's most successful and best-loved aircraft. This complete history of the Buccaneer takes the reader from first proposals and the original production S.1 to the final fling of the type as a laser target aircraft during the first Gulf War.
Author: John C. Fredriksen Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 1576075516 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 407
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In depth descriptions and photographs of the aircraft of 21 nations presented with a unique human dimension that goes behind the machines to the people involved. Invaluable for specialists, accessible to enthusiasts, International Warbirds: An Illustrated Guide to World Military Aircraft, 1914–2000 puts the most legendary fighter aircraft of the 20th century developed outside the United States on vivid display. It offers 336 illustrated "biographies" of the most significant warplanes used in squadron service from World War I to the Balkan conflict, including numerous models from Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan, as well as notable machines from Israel, Canada, China, India, Brazil, and other nations. Entries span the history and scope of military aircraft from bombers and fighters to transports, trainers, reconnaissance craft, sea planes, and helicopters, with each capsule history combining nuts-and-bolts technical data with the story of that model's evolution and use. Together, these portraits offer an exciting, well-researched tribute to visionary designers and builders as well as courageous pilots and crews across the globe, and tell a vivid tale of how air power became such a decisive factor in modern warfare.
Author: P.D. Stemp Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1447503864 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 106
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BLACKBURN Aircraft - One of the early aircraft manufacturers of Great Britain, during the 20th. Century. A comprehensive study of this British manufacturer.
Author: Keith Wilson Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK ISBN: 9781785211164 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Born in the 1950s when the Cold War was rapidly escalating, the subsonic Blackburn Buccaneer was designed as a carrier-borne strike aircraft, which eventually went on to serve both the Royal Navy and the RAF. The Buccaneer entered service with the Royal Navy in 1962 and was capable of operating from aircraft carriers to deliver nuclear weapons as well as conventional ordnance for anti-shipping strikes against Soviet warships in the North Sea area. With changes in Britain’s defense strategy and a reduction in the number of its aircraft carriers, the Navy transferred its Buccaneers to the RAF in 1969 where they were used in the overland role and they went on to see combat action in the first Gulf War of 1991. The last Buccaneers were retired from RAF service in 1994.
Author: Source Wikipedia Publisher: University-Press.org ISBN: 9781230492520 Category : Languages : en Pages : 46
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Blackburn Buccaneer, Blackburn Skua, Blackburn Beverley, Blackburn Iris, Blackburn Type E, Blackburn Type I, Blackburn Dart, Blackburn Shark, Blackburn Roc, Blackburn Baffin, Blackburn C.A.15C, Blackburn Firebrand, Blackburn Ripon, Blackburn Kangaroo, Blackburn Firecrest, List of surviving Blackburn Buccaneers, Blackburn Beagle, Blackburn Type L, Blackburn Type D, Mitsubishi B2M, Blackburn Nautilus, Blackburn Botha, Blackburn Cubaroo, Blackburn B-2, Blackburn B-54, Blackburn B-3, Blackburn Velos, Blackburn B-7, Blackburn Pellet, Blackburn Bluebird, Blackburn Blackburn, Blackburn Bluebird IV, Blackburn Blackburd, Blackburn Airedale, Blackburn Sprat, Blackburn Turcock, Blackburn Perth, Blackburn Segrave, Blackburn Triplane, Blackburn Second Monoplane, Blackburn Twin Blackburn, Blackburn B.44, Blackburn First Monoplane, Blackburn Sidecar, Blackburn B-20, Blackburn White Falcon, Blackburn Mercury, AD Scout, Blackburn Sydney, Blackburn Lincock, Blackburn H.S.T.10. Excerpt: The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War. Designed and initially produced by Blackburn Aircraft at Brough it was later known as the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer when Blackburn became a part of the Hawker Siddeley group. In the early 1950s the Russian Navy introduced the Sverdlov class cruiser into service. Light cruisers by World War II standard, they were fast, effectively armed, and numerous. They presented a serious threat to the merchant fleets in the Atlantic, as the German "pocket battleships" of the war did, but in far greater numbers and over 25% faster. To counter this threat the Royal Navy decided not to use a new ship class of its own, but a new specialised strike...
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