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Valiant Units of the Cold War (Combat Aircraft)
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Valiant Units of the Cold War (Combat Aircraft) Paperback - 2012

by Brookes, Andrew; Davey, Chris [Illustrator]

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Osprey Publishing, 2012-08-21. Paperback. New.
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Andrew Brookes completed RAF pilot training after reading history at Leeds University. Following recce 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 air power studies at the RAF Advanced Staff College. He is now Aerospace Analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He publishes and broadcasts widely. He has written twelve aviation books, including Combat Aircraft 72 - Vulcan Units of the Cold War and Combat Aircraft 88 - Victor Units of the Cold War, and he received the Defence Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award in 2004 and 2006.

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"Author Andrew Brookes takes a look at the design and development of the Valiant including the build up of various units and the equipment that was used by the aircraft. We also get a good look at its time when it was used to test nuclear bombs in the South Pacific. The changes in mission are also closely followed so we can see how Valiant operations were carried out. Of course there are a goodly number of pilot and crew stories to go along with all of these events. This is very much a part of what makes this such an enticing series. Also included are quite a few full color profiles of Valiants in every camouflage scheme and with every unit that flew the aircraft. The book concludes with a brief synopsis of all the units that flew the aircraft.
In all, I found the book to be a superb read about an aircraft that is often overlooked. Most highly recommended."
- Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness (October 2012)

"...enthusiasts of strategic bombing history will find [this book] fascinating."
- David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com

"Andrew Brookes's excellent book covers [the] achievements [of the Valian Units] and much more."
- Aviation History (March 2014)

About the author

Andrew Brookes completed RAF pilot training after reading history at Leeds University. Following recce 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 air power studies at the RAF Advanced Staff College. He is now Aerospace Analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He publishes and broadcasts widely. He has written twelve aviation books, including Combat Aircraft 72 - Vulcan Units of the Cold War and Combat Aircraft 88 - Victor Units of the Cold War, and he received the Defence Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award in 2004 and 2006.

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