Book Review of
RAF Cold War Jet Aircraft in Profile no. 2
Author: Chris Sandham Bailey
Tempest Books
ISBN: 9781911658115
BY Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 20 22
MSRP: $37.99
ISBN: 9781911658115
BY Ray Mehlberger
Copyright: 20 22
MSRP: $37.99
THE BOOK:
Tempest Books is located in the UK.
This book is hardcover of 305 pages (12 are blank) in 11 ½” wide, 9 ½” high dimensions and 1 ¼” thick format.
It contains more than 280 highly detailed full color aircraft designs.
The front cover has 9 small color side views of British jet aircraft around a large color side view in the center.
The one in the center is a Avro Vulcan.
The ones across the top, reading left to right are: a Gloster Meteor, a De Havilland Vampire, an English Electric Lightning and a Hawker hunter.
Across the bottom are: an English Electric Canberra, a Blackburn Buccaneer, a Sepecat Jaguar and a Hawker Harrier.
The back cover shows two color top views. An English Electric Lightning on the right and a Hawker Hunter on the left.
All these aircraft illustrations are repeated in the book in individual chapters on each of the featured aircraft.
The chapters mostly contain the history, specifications, a color top and bottom view and side profiles and some line drawings.
The book begins with a 2 page INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 is on the Gloster Meteor. It has the mentioned data. The color top and bottom and side view and 24 more side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 2 is on the De Havilland Vampire. It has the mentioned data. The color top and bottom and side view and 24 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 3 is on the De Havilland Venom. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 16 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 4 is on the English Electric Canberra. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 20 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 5 is on the Supermarine Swift. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 7 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 6 is on the Hawker Hunter. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 23 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 7 is on the Vickers Valiant.. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 8 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 8 is on the Gloster Javelin. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 20 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 9 is on the Handley Page Victor. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 22 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 10 is on the Avro Vulcan. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 11 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 11 is on the English Electric Lightning. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 23 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 12 is on the Hawker Siddeley/BAF Harrier. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 26 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 13 is on the Blackburn Buccaneer. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 16 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 14 is on the Sepecat Jaguar, It has the mentioned data The color top, bottom and side view and 26 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
This is a really neat book about British Jet aircraft.
It will be of great interest to modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
Casemate is the N. American distributor of Tempest Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Tempest Books is located in the UK.
This book is hardcover of 305 pages (12 are blank) in 11 ½” wide, 9 ½” high dimensions and 1 ¼” thick format.
It contains more than 280 highly detailed full color aircraft designs.
The front cover has 9 small color side views of British jet aircraft around a large color side view in the center.
The one in the center is a Avro Vulcan.
The ones across the top, reading left to right are: a Gloster Meteor, a De Havilland Vampire, an English Electric Lightning and a Hawker hunter.
Across the bottom are: an English Electric Canberra, a Blackburn Buccaneer, a Sepecat Jaguar and a Hawker Harrier.
The back cover shows two color top views. An English Electric Lightning on the right and a Hawker Hunter on the left.
All these aircraft illustrations are repeated in the book in individual chapters on each of the featured aircraft.
The chapters mostly contain the history, specifications, a color top and bottom view and side profiles and some line drawings.
The book begins with a 2 page INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 is on the Gloster Meteor. It has the mentioned data. The color top and bottom and side view and 24 more side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 2 is on the De Havilland Vampire. It has the mentioned data. The color top and bottom and side view and 24 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 3 is on the De Havilland Venom. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 16 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 4 is on the English Electric Canberra. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 20 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 5 is on the Supermarine Swift. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 7 side view profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 6 is on the Hawker Hunter. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 23 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 7 is on the Vickers Valiant.. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 8 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 8 is on the Gloster Javelin. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 20 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 9 is on the Handley Page Victor. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 22 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 10 is on the Avro Vulcan. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 11 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 11 is on the English Electric Lightning. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 23 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 12 is on the Hawker Siddeley/BAF Harrier. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 26 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 13 is on the Blackburn Buccaneer. It has the mentioned data. The color top, bottom and side view and 16 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
Chapter 14 is on the Sepecat Jaguar, It has the mentioned data The color top, bottom and side view and 26 side profiles and a few line drawings of all variants.
This is a really neat book about British Jet aircraft.
It will be of great interest to modelers and aviation historians alike.
I sincerely wish to thank Casemate Publishers for this review sample.
Casemate is the N. American distributor of Tempest Books and all their titles can be viewed on Casemate’s website at:
Very highly recommended.