British Military Aircraft Serials: 1911-1979
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
For aviation historians, aircraft enthusiasts, and military researchers alike, British Military Aircraft Serials: 1911-1979 stands as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative reference works ever compiled on the subject of British military aviation. Bruce Robertson meticulously chronicles the serial number systems applied to British military aircraft from the earliest days of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service in 1911, right through to the sophisticated jet age of the late 1970s — cataloguing thousands of individual aircraft identities across nearly seven decades of aerial warfare and peacetime operations. Beyond its function as a definitive reference guide, this remarkable volume illuminates the broader institutional history of British air power, tracing the administrative and operational evolution of the Royal Air Force and its predecessor services through the lens of aircraft identification. Robertson's authoritative and methodical style transforms what could be a dry catalogue into a compelling historical record, preserving the identity of machines that played pivotal roles in two World Wars and the Cold War era. Whether you are tracing the lineage of a famous wartime aircraft or researching a lesser-known type, this indispensable work will answer questions you didn't even know you had.
Author: Bruce Robertson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
For aviation historians, aircraft enthusiasts, and military researchers alike, British Military Aircraft Serials: 1911-1979 stands as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative reference works ever compiled on the subject of British military aviation. Bruce Robertson meticulously chronicles the serial number systems applied to British military aircraft from the earliest days of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service in 1911, right through to the sophisticated jet age of the late 1970s — cataloguing thousands of individual aircraft identities across nearly seven decades of aerial warfare and peacetime operations. Beyond its function as a definitive reference guide, this remarkable volume illuminates the broader institutional history of British air power, tracing the administrative and operational evolution of the Royal Air Force and its predecessor services through the lens of aircraft identification. Robertson's authoritative and methodical style transforms what could be a dry catalogue into a compelling historical record, preserving the identity of machines that played pivotal roles in two World Wars and the Cold War era. Whether you are tracing the lineage of a famous wartime aircraft or researching a lesser-known type, this indispensable work will answer questions you didn't even know you had.