TSR2: Britain's Lost Cold War Strike Aircraft - Hardcover

TSR.2 is a detailed yet eminently readable photographic history of the development of the TSR-2, with photographs drawn from the BAE Systems Heritage archive at Warton. It concentrates on the aircraft development rather than the political background of the story. The author has researched original sources from the BAE archives at Warton Heritage Group, and uses a compelling array of unpublished photographs and material to illustrate the story. This new book will have a wide appeal and will revive the debate about this beautiful but ill-fated aircraft. Although various proposals, under the designation OR (Operational Requirement) 343, were considered as a replacement of the existing Canberra bomber, in 1959 the go-ahead was given to the British Aircraft Corporation submission, named the TSR.2. This stood for Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance 2. The fate of the TSR.2 was seen by some as a metaphor for the decline of Britain itself.

Tim McLelland is an established aviation writer and photographer with an interest in all aspects of aerospace, specializing primarily in postwar military subjects. He has authored a wide range of books on a variety of subjects. He has also produced numerous features for many aerospace publications both in the United Kingdom and overseas. He has been fortunate to fly as a passenger in a wide range of combat aircraft including the Jaguar, Lightning, Harrier, Tornado, and many other key military fighters and bombers, and therefore has firsthand knowledge of military flying.