Developed for the Royal Navy, the Fairey Gannet was the first fixed-wing aircraft to combine both the search and strike portions of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It was fitted with a double turboprop engine driving two contra-rotating propellers and first flew i..
The Javelin is a twin-engined, all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with the RAF from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. A T-tailed, delta-wing aircraft designed for day and night operations, it was the last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name. Introduced in 1956, it was eventually suc..
The Javelin is a twin-engined, all-weather interceptor aircraft that served with the RAF from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s. A T-tailed, delta-wing aircraft designed for day and night operations, it was the last aircraft design to bear the Gloster name. Introduced in 1956, it was eventually suc..
Only very recently retired from service, the Panavia Tornado was jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the UK and Germany, and was operated by their respective air forces. The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) became the only export customer. The hugely popular and effective Tornado is depicted i..
Only very recently retired from service, the Panavia Tornado was jointly developed and manufactured by Italy, the UK and Germany, and was operated by their respective air forces. The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) became the only export customer. The hugely popular and effective Tornado is depicted i..
A brief history of the de Havilland Sea Vixen aircraft since first entering Naval service in 1959 with a foreword by Admiral Sir George Zambellas GCB DSC DL, most of the book is devoted to the history of bringing Sea Vixen, XP924 back to an 'airworthy' condition and the team maintaining her, through..