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This is the story of British naval flying from aircraft carriers,
from its conception in World War One to the present day. It
includes the types of aircraft and the men who flew them, the
carriers and the evolution of their designs, the theatres of war in
which they served and their notable achievements and tragedies. It
traces navy flying from the early days of the biplane, through the
rapid developments during World War Two to the post-war
introduction of jet-powered flight. The British inventions of the
angled flight deck and later vertical landing jets revolutionised
sea warfare and allowed the carrier to play a vital part in many
recent land wars when naval aircraft flew in support of Allied land
forces. Although the British carriers have always been smaller than
their American counterparts, the Royal Navy and its aircraft have
always been in the van of the development of ships and aircraft.
This is the proud history of British Naval flying and ships such as
HMS Eagle, HMS Hermes, HMS Glorious, HMS Ark Royal and many more.
When a long serving trainer becomes one of the most potent
warplanes of its size. The Cessna T-37 is only just leaving USAF
service while its more warlike sibling enjoys continued usage in
Latin America, as a Warbird having first made its name in Vietnam.
The English Electric Lightning was the only British built fighter
capable of Mach 2 to enter RAF service. Although frustrated by
British officialdom the Lightning did serve with the RSAF and
Kuwait. The only flying examples are now at Thunder City in South
Africa.
The Avro Vulcan, backbone of the RAF strike force during the Cold
War. This book is not only for the historian it also includes much
useful to the modeller. Part 2 will include individual aircraft
histories while Part 3 will be the Vulcan scrapbook.
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