FAIREY FIREFLY (Paperback)

The Fairey Firefly two-seater strike-fighter emerged from troubled beginnings to become one of the most widely used and effective aircraft of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It first saw service in 1944 during the attacks on the battleship Tirpitz as it lurked in the Norwegian fjords, then served in the Far East as the Fleet Air Arm tussled with the kamikaze threat. It went on to form an important part of several embryonic naval air arms in the early years of the Cold War and performed a vital combat role in Korea in the early 1950s. In this book, naval aviation historian Matthew Willis tells the story of this important aircraft using more than 160 photographs, many of them rare or unpublished, accompanied by a detailed commentary covering every aspect of the Firefly's varied career from fighter, to sub-hunter, to pilot-less target drone, in air forces all over the world.

General

Imprint:	Key Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Matthew Willis
Dimensions:	243 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-913295-89-9
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Aircraft: general interest Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles Promotions
LSN:	1-913295-89-3
Barcode:	9781913295899

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