Book Review of
British Bombers of the 1970s & 80s
Author: Chris Goss
Key Books Publishing Ltd.
Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 4
ISBN: 978-1-913870-93-5
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $24.95
Historic Military Aircraft Series, Vol. 4
ISBN: 978-1-913870-93-5
By Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 2021
MSRP: $24.95
THE BOOK:
Key Books is based in the UK.
This book is soft-cover of 96 pages in 6 ½” x 9 ½” page format.
The cover art shows a color photo of a Vulcan in flight.
It is a highly illustrated portrait of 2 iconic bombers of the 1970s and 90s.
The mainstays of the RAF’s bomber force in the 1970s and 80s were the distinctive Avro Vulcan and the rugged Blackburn Buccaneer, and both aircraft were very well regarded by those who flew or worked on them.
The Buccaneer, or “Brick” as it was fondly known, came into service in 1962 and flew with just five RAF and six RN Squadron before being retired in 1994.
The Vulcan or “Tin Triangle”, came into service in 1956 and was retired after the Falklands War in 1982, having flown operationally with nine RAF squadrons.
Illustrated with 180 photographs in black and white, this book, the second of a number of books of photographs covering British combat aircraft of the 1970s and 1980s, looks at the much loved Buccaneer and Vulcan and the part they played in the later stages of the Cold War.
This book will be of great interest to modelers planning to build a model of either one of these 2 aircrafts and to aviation enthusiasts alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Key Books for this review sample. Information about all Key titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Key Books is based in the UK.
This book is soft-cover of 96 pages in 6 ½” x 9 ½” page format.
The cover art shows a color photo of a Vulcan in flight.
It is a highly illustrated portrait of 2 iconic bombers of the 1970s and 90s.
The mainstays of the RAF’s bomber force in the 1970s and 80s were the distinctive Avro Vulcan and the rugged Blackburn Buccaneer, and both aircraft were very well regarded by those who flew or worked on them.
The Buccaneer, or “Brick” as it was fondly known, came into service in 1962 and flew with just five RAF and six RN Squadron before being retired in 1994.
The Vulcan or “Tin Triangle”, came into service in 1956 and was retired after the Falklands War in 1982, having flown operationally with nine RAF squadrons.
Illustrated with 180 photographs in black and white, this book, the second of a number of books of photographs covering British combat aircraft of the 1970s and 1980s, looks at the much loved Buccaneer and Vulcan and the part they played in the later stages of the Cold War.
This book will be of great interest to modelers planning to build a model of either one of these 2 aircrafts and to aviation enthusiasts alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers, the N. American distributor of Key Books for this review sample. Information about all Key titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Highly recommended.