A Bucket of Sunshine: Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron - Softcover

Brooke, Mike

 
9780752470214: A Bucket of Sunshine: Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0752470213 ISBN 13: 9780752470214
Verlag: The History Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

A Bucket of Sunshine, a term used for the use of a nuclear bomb, is a firsthand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a Royal Air Force Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany on the frontline in the Cold War. Mike Brooke describes not only the technical aspect of the aircraft and its nuclear and conventional roles and weapons, but also the low-level flying that went with the job of being ready to go to war at less than three minutes notice. Brooke uses many amusing overtones to tell his story of what was an extremely serious business when the world was standing on the brink of nuclear conflict. The English-Electric Canberra was a first generation, jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers in the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and due to its ability to evade early interceptors was a popular export product and served with many nations.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mike Brooke on the Royal Air Force's low-level strike/attack squadron described in this book and became a flying instructor, experimental test pilot, a Wing Commander, and a test-flying consultant.

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Verlag
The History Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0752470213
ISBN 13 
9780752470214
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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