Vulcan Boys Vulcan Boys

Vulcan Boys

From the Cold War to the Falklands: True Tales of the Iconic Delta V Bomber

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Publisher Description

An in-depth look at these Cold War–era bombers, in the words of those who flew them—includes photos.
 
The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the United Kingdom during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape as instantly recognizable as the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff.
 
Vulcan Boys is the first book about this bomber recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from its design conception through the Cold War, when it played out its most important job as Britain’s nuclear deterrent; it also reveals the significant role its bombs and missiles played in liberating the Falkland Islands, for which it gained much celebrity.
 
These individual accounts detail how hours at a time were spent waiting to be scrambled to defend the country in the event of a third world war, and how pilots’ aggressive skills were honed by carrying out Lone Ranger sorties flying to the United States and westward around the world, and taking part in Giant Voice and Red Flag, competitive exercises against the US Strategic Air Command. The attacks in the Falklands using Shrike missiles are described accurately and in great detail for the first time, including the landing at Rio de Janeiro alongside a vivid account of Black Buck 2. Vulcan Boys is a fascinating and completely authentic read reminding us of the Cold War, how it was fought, and the considerable effort required to prevent all-out nuclear war.
 
 

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2015
July 19
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
208
Pages
PUBLISHER
Grub Street Publishing
SELLER
OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC
SIZE
70.3
MB

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