The 1970s were an event-filled and action packed decade for the Royal
Air Force. Many events are worthy of note and all are recorded here,
in words and images. Keith Wilson takes up from where he left off with
RAF In Camera 1960s in order to take us on a journey through a
particularly significant decade. The start of the 1970s saw the
retirement of the Dakota from service, followed shortly after by the
formation of the first Buccaneer NATO Squadron. In 1972, the landmark
RAF Museum at Hendon was opened by HRH Queen Elizabeth. The midpoint
of the decade was particularly notable due to the fact that it saw the
ending of the Vietnam War and, in the dying hours of the conflict in
March 1975, RAF Hercules were used to evacuate civilians from
Cambodia. The Queen's Silver Jubilee Review at RAF Finningley occurred
in 1977 and there are plenty of photographs of the event on display
here. In 1978, the Sea King replaced the Whirlwind and the Wessex in
the Air Sea Rescue role and, in 1979, the British Aerospace Hawk
replaced the last Hawker Siddeley Gnats in RAF service when it became
the mount of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows. All
of these landmark events are referenced in this thorough,
well-researched and image-packed publication. Each chapter focuses on
a specific year, relaying all of the highlights that characterized it.
As with the two previous releases, this new addition to the In Camera
series is sure to be regarded as something of a collector's edition
and a real enthusiast's favorite.
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Product details
ISBN
9781473897991
Published
2022
Publisher
Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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