Buy this book on-line BEAVER, PAUL: : Encyclopaedia of the FLEET AIR ARM SINCE 1945UK.WELLINGBOROUGH.PSL,1987. ISBN 0850597609.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner
inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour photographic illustrated wraps,back and front; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright,clean and unmarked; contents bright,tight and pristine.Unblemished,plain dark-blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters
to spine/backstrip and b/w photographic eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-627pp includes half-title,b/w photographic, double-paged title page,contents list, foreword,author preface,8 chapters, profuse contemporary b/w photographs,b/w line illus+diagrams,a select biblio and an index.
For the first time in one volume,here is
a comprehensive review of naval flying from the end of WWII to the present day (then 1987).A fascinating work of reference in its own right,it also forms a superb companion to PSL's highly acclaimed encyclopaedias of the modern British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.
Paul Beaver begins by giving the background to the story in an introduction explaining the origins of naval aviation in 1904 and its development through the First and Second World Wars.
This is followed by an in-depth discussion of the Fleet Air Arm's role in a wide variety of post-war campaigns from Korea and Suez to the Falklands and Beirut.The modern command structure and organization are then set out and a further chapter is devoted to explaining the technology involved in flying aircraft from ships, including such innovative devices as the angled flight deck and the mirror landing sight.All the squadrons, carriers,fixed-wing aircraft,helicopters and weapons of the Fleet Air Arm are listed,with relevant histories, specifications and performance data.The book is packed with illustrations, including excellent b/w photographs and accurate scale drawings of the ships and aircraft which make it especially useful to model makers.
'Encyclopaedia of the Fleet Air Arm since
1945' provides an invaluable insight into the role of aircraft in the Royal Navy which no naval or aviation enthusiast will want to be without.See also rja2042.Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for corrxct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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