The English Electric Lightning was the mainstay of Britain's air defence during the Cold War. This work, which contains appendices listing Lightning squadrons, production totals, and individual aircraft histories, is a record and celebration of the British fighter.
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The English Electric Lightning was the mainstay of Britain's air defence during the Cold War. This work, which contains appendices listing Lightning squadrons, production totals, and individual aircraft histories, is a record and celebration of the British fighter.
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Add this copy of English Electric Lightning (Crowood Aviation Series) to cart. $41.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Crowood Press (UK).
Add this copy of English Electric Lightning (Crowood Aviation Series) to cart. $41.00, very good condition, Sold by Lavendier Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Foster, RI, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Crowood Press.
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Very Good. Size: 9x0x11; The Crowood Press Ltd.; Marlborough, 1997. Hardcover. A Very Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, bit of spine edge and board corner wear, some rubbing to board and spine edges, a hint of sunning to page margins, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, few scratch marks to rear panel, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 188pp., appendix, glossary, bibliography, indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
This is the best single reference work I have seen on the Lightning, bar none. The book takes you through the development of Britain's first supersonic jet fighter, the details of why it was so light on fuel and what was done to compensate, its service record as a Quick Reaction Alert interceptor for incoming Soviet recon aircraft, armament... of the various versions, and the reasons why it remained in service long past its intended life. This is the full story of the bird that was a mainstay of Britain's fighter-interceptor deterrent through much of the Cold War, on front-line duty with NATO in Germany and elsewhere. A brilliant work, loaded with photos, ideal for historians and modelers. Highly recommended.
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