Victor Boys
True Stories from Forty Memorable Years of the Last V Bomber
$31.50
- Paperback
198 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2019
Summary
The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers and the longest lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, and still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982 it was only the Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield and the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods. Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911621256 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911621254 |
| Author: | Tony Blackman, Garry O'Keefe |
| Publisher: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 198 |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 20mm |
| Series: | The Jet Age Series |
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Critics Review
“Blackman builds a compelling case for the Victor as the most successful of the V-Force platforms.”
The Victor fans will enjoy this generous assemblage of first-hand accounts. The text is both authoritative and informative.
* The Aviation Historian *A “hard to put down” book. Highly recommended!
* Air Mail *This is a very readable account of the development as seen by the engineers and air crews of the Victor.
* Aeromilitaria *About The Author
Tony Blackman
Tony Blackman has spent his life in the aircraft industry as a test pilot, as an avionics specialist and then on the Board of UK Civil Aviation Authority as the Technical Member.
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