Directory of Britain's Military Aircraft Volume 1 by Terry Hancock

Directory of Britain's Military Aircraft Volume 1 by Terry Hancock

This dictionary details all the aircraft, airships and gliders which have served the UK's forces throughout the 100 years of flight since the first powered flight, the airship Nulli Secundus, in 1907. Broken up alphabetically, this volume focuses on Fighters, Bombers, Ground Attack, Strike and Over-land Reconnaissance. Intending to create a quick and useful reference book, author Terry Hancock details every type of manned aircraft that has carried military serials and seen service with the operational squadrons or training and support units of the British armed forces, the RFC, RNAS, RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps (excluding types designed for record breaking, carrying civil registrations, types used solely by the Commonwealth, temporary serials, types retained for ground training, tethered balloons and man-carrying kites.) Each entry lists the type name and mark, role prefix, comments on the type as a whole, details on its roles, crew, capacity, service period, units and countries, armament, engines, serials, and a performance and dimensions table.

Terry Hancock served as a part-time member of the Royal Observer Corps for 36 years, did National Service with the RAF in Aden, and is currently a volunteer guide at the Battle of Britain memorial flight at RAF Coningsby. A member of Air Britain and the Lincolnshire Aviation Society, he has previously written a short history on the RAF in Lincolnshire, called Bomber County.

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ISBN 13	9780752445250
ISBN 10	0752445251
Title	Directory of Britain's Military Aircraft Volume 1
Author	Terry Hancock
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2008-09-01
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.