English Electric Canberra: The History and Development of a Classic Jet by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny

English Electric Canberra: The History and Development of a Classic Jet by Bruce Barrymore Halpenny

This amazing aeroplane first flew in 1949, and as at 2005, is still in front-line service with the RAF. It has served in a variety of roles including those of medium conventional bomber, tactical nuclear bomber, photo-reconnaissance, night intruder, navigational trainer, maritime strike, electronic countermeasures, atomic cloud sampling and target-towing. It was manufactured in the USA under license as the Martin B-57, and in Australia under liscence as the Canberra B-20. It has been exported to Argentina, Chile, France, Germany, India, Peru, Sweden, Venezuela, South Africa and other Commonwealth countries. This book looks at the development of the aircraft during the early days of jet power and especially at its Rolls-Royce Avon power-plant. It was Britain's first jet bomber. Each of the many marks and variants are described and illustrated by many remarkable and rare photographs. The type's record of service with RAF squadrons throughout its service life is given together with descriptions of the many experimental models that were used in the development of a variety of weapons and avionic systems.

Bruce Barrymore Halpenny served with the RAF on special security duties and has written several books on varying aspects of aviation history. His previous titles include Fighter Pilots in WWII and Bomber Aircrew in WWII.

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ISBN 13	9781844152421
ISBN 10	1844152421
Title	English Electric Canberra: The History and Development of a Classic Jet
Author	Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
Series	Pen And Sword Large Format Aviation Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2005-02-09
Number of pages	320
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