Canberra creation /The first Canberras into service – trailblazer for Cold War tactical bombing tactics /The Suez Campaign /Supporting Christmas Island nuclear weapons tests /Canberra Light Bomber Force deployments to Middle and Far East /Canberra involvement in RAF/USAF nuclear strike plans /Canberra versatility – strategic photo and electronic reconnaissance /Overall evaluation /Appendices - Listing all units equipped with the Canberra and where they were based - Comprehensive plate commentaries
Although built as a medium bomber, the Canberra saw considerable service as a photo-reconnaissance platform – no fewer than 19 squadrons were equipped with photo-recce Canberras from the early 1950s through to 2006.
Andrew Brookes completed RAF pilot training after reading history at Leeds University. Following reconnaissance and strike tours on Victors, Canberras and Vulcans, during which he logged 3,500 flying hours, he served as a UK nuclear release officer in NATO and was the last operational RAF Commander at the Greenham Common cruise missile base. He was coordinator of airpower studies at the RAF Advanced Staff College and Aerospace specialist at the International Institute for Strategic Studies from 1999-2009. He is now Director of the Air League in London. He publishes and broadcasts widely, and he received the Defence Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award in 2004 and 2006. He has written fifteen aviation books, including Vulcan Units of the Cold War, Victor Units of the Cold War and Valiant Units of the Cold War for Osprey’s Combat Aircraft series. Andrew is a Liveryman of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.
"This book will whet the interest of RAF fans in general, and in
particular fans of the Canberra." --Aeroscale "Osprey does a great
job of showing the development and changes from the early B.2 to
the late PR.9. The color schemes shown are representative of the
times and places where the Canberra earned its reputation as a
pretty darned good bomber. Recommended." --Jim Pearsal, IPMS/USA
"Included in the book are the usual great pilot stories, excellent
period photos, some in color, and a goodly number of full color
profiles, covering the types nearly 55 years of operational use by
the RAF. It is a great read and an equally good reference book. One
that is a must for the Canberra fan." --Scott van Aken,
www.modelingmadness.com
"This book will whet the interest of RAF fans in general, and in
particular fans of the Canberra." --Aeroscale "Osprey does a great
job of showing the development and changes from the early B.2 to
the late PR.9. The color schemes shown are representative of the
times and places where the Canberra earned its reputation as a
pretty darned good bomber. Recommended." --Jim Pearsal, IPMS/USA
"Included in the book are the usual great pilot stories, excellent
period photos, some in color, and a goodly number of full color
profiles, covering the types nearly 55 years of operational use by
the RAF. It is a great read and an equally good reference book. One
that is a must for the Canberra fan." --Scott van Aken,
www.modelingmadness.com
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