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British Military Aviation in the 1970s (Paperback)
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The 1970s were a decade of great change for Britain's military air
arms. The RAF handed over the role of operating Britain's nuclear
deterrent to the Royal Navy in 1969. Its primary role once again
became that of providing battlefield and tactical support. For
this, new aircraft in the form of Jageurs and Harriers joined the
ranks of the RAF. Nimrods replaced Shackletons in guarding
Britain's seaways. Several older types were phased out of service
including the Belfast, Britannia and Comet. Many other aircraft,
however, which were in service in the 1960s lingered on throughout
the following decades. The world of the RAF also grew smaller with
the withdrawal of the forces east of Suez. The Royal Navy also had
its wings clipped in the 1970s with the retirement of its last
large aircraft carrier for fixed wing aircraft. In its place the
vertical take-off and landing Sea Harrier was delivered to the
Fleet Air Arm. Helicopters now had a more dominant role. Sea Kings
and Wasps operated from nearly all the Royal Navy's warships.
Unlike the other two air arms, the Army Air Corps saw its role
expanded in the 1970s. It changed from purely providing support to
a role of an offensive nature. Large numbers of new helicopters
equipped in squadrons in the form of the Lynx and Gazelle which
were capable of being armed. A small number of fixed wing aircraft
were also on strength. The Americans who first established air
bases in Britain in the Second World War still retained a large
number of combat aircraft in the country. Phantoms and the larger
F-111 countered a potential Russian threat when the Cold War was at
its height. In this book, Malcolm Fife uses his wonderful
collection of photographs to display many of the military aircraft
types that could be seen in British skies during the 1970s.
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