Valiant Boys: True Stories from the Operators of the UK's

Valiant Boys: True Stories from the Operators of the UK's First Four-Jet Bomber (The Jet Age Series)
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Following on from the success of Victor Boys and Vulcan Boys, Tony Blackman, in collaboration with Anthony Wright, brings you Valiant Boys to complete the V Force set. This is a fascinating collection of personal accounts of operating Britainâ€™s first V bomber by aircrew and ground crew. The book tells the story from the aircraftâ€™s birth taking off from Vickersâ€™ tiny airfield at Wisley near Brooklands to its premature death from fatigue. There are tales of testing atom bombs in the Australian desert, dropping hydrogen bombs in the middle of the Pacific and, as a complete contrast, attacking airfields with conventional bombs in Egypt during the very brief and abortive Suez campaign. We are reminded of how the Valiant provided the UKâ€™s first nuclear deterrent by always having some armed aircraft on stand-by twenty-four hours a day, supported by their air and ground crews, ready to be flown at a momentâ€™s notice on a one-way trip to launch an atomic war.

Some Valiants were given a photographic role providing accurate images from high altitude and were used not only to gather military intelligence but also to survey the UK and countries overseas. Others were developed into flight refueling tankers breaking point to point records before enabling Britainâ€™s fighter aircraft to be refueled and fly anywhere in the world.

This book completes Tony Blackmanâ€™s trilogy of the three V bombers. As Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham makes it clear in his foreword: â€˜It is good to have a book written by aircrew and ground crew telling their stories and how they operated the aircraft so that all these things are recorded and not forgotten.â€™ Not as well known as the Vulcan and Victor, the Valiant is often overlooked; this book will go a long way to redress the balance.
Country USA
Brand Grub Street
Manufacturer Grub Street Publishing
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781909808218
ReleaseDate 2015-04-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781909808218

Country	USA
Brand	Grub Street
Manufacturer	Grub Street Publishing
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781909808218
ReleaseDate	2015-04-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781909808218

Valiant Boys: True Stories from the Operators of the UK's First Four-Jet Bomber (The Jet Age Series)

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