Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim written by Graham Warner and published by Crecy Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a truly comprehensive account of the Blenheim's origins, development, and operational history.
Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim I written by Philip J. R. Moyes and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Vintage Years of Airfix Box Art written by Roy Cross and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Airfix has been commercially producing plastic kits since 1952 and its models have been made by successive generations of young boys and men alike. In the 1960s, a talented graphic artist called Roy Cross was commissioned to paint some of the box art for Airfix, and for a ten-year-period he provided many of the glorious paintings seen on the boxes, setting new standards for realism and accuracy. Many are still being used today, a full four decades later. Inside the pages of this book are some of Roy's best artworks, shown here in full format and in superb detail, with many reproduced here in book form for the very first time. As well as his vintage box art, Roy has included many sketches and alternative versions of his Airfix box art. After Roy left Airfix in 1974, the company went through a turbulent time. The present owners are Hornby, who have ambitious plans for Airfix and the other brands it acquired including Scalextric and Corgi. The decade that Roy Cross worked for Airfix, though, could be classed as their vintage era, with some of their finest models being produced then in their millions, ready for eager youngsters to build up into detailed miniature models of their favorite aircraft, ships and locomotives.
Download or read book Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer written by Alastair Panton and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer is a vivid and lyrical memoir of life as an RAF reconnaissance pilot in France during the hellish summer of 1940. It brings to life the fear, loneliness and pain that Alastair Panton and his comrades came to live with during those long weeks, as well as the bravery, camaraderie and humanity that made those unpredictable days more bearable. The aeroplane Panton captained throughout this intense period was a Bristol Blenheim Mark IV. He saw the Blenheim as his friend and saviour. It was the vehicle from which he and his crew were able to spot the enemy and save lives, repeatedly withstanding shooting and bombardment to facilitate dramatic landings and rescues. Yet despite these heroic adventures, culminating in his being shot down a fourth time, captured and made a prisoner of war, Panton describes Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer as a story of failure. Whilst he survived, so many of his friends and comrades did not, and this grief never left him. Panton's extraordinary book, written in the aftermath of the war but discovered posthumously, is edited and introduced by his granddaughter Victoria Panton Bacon. A candid and gripping read, this is very much the story of a pilot and his plane.
Download or read book The Reich Intruders written by Martin W. Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-03-19 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of Britain’s best-known aviation historians . . . provide[s] a moving and exciting account of the light bombers raids by No. 2 Group.”—Firetrench This is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II. Much of it is told by the men who flew the Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito aircraft that carried out many daring daylight and night-time raids on vitally important targets in Nazi occupied Europe and Germany. These were not the famous thousand bomber raids that hit the wartime headlines, but low-level, fast-moving surprise raids flown by small formations of fleet-footed and skillfully piloted twin-engine light bombers. Their targets were usually difficult to locate and heavily defended because of their strategic importance to the Nazis. 2 Group also played a vital part in the invasion of Europe both before and after D-Day. Often they would fly at wave-top height across the English Channel or North Sea to avoid detection and then hedge-hop deep into enemy territory to deliver their precision attack. Enemy fighters and anti-aircraft fire were a constant risk. This is a remarkable story of skill and bravery by a little-known branch of the RAF. “The most known modern air war historian . . . has made his usual traditionally meticulous and well-researched work. Through combination of first-hand accounts and document sources he describes the exploits of British, Commonwealth and Allied twin-engine bomber crews who fought and won their own war in Europe’s sky bravely and regardless its cost.”—Mykhaylo Akimov “If you are interested in British aviation history, then this book would make a good addition to any collection.”—Armorama
Download or read book Bristol Blenheim written by Theo Boiten and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1998 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bristol Blenheim Boiten The Blenheim was revolutionary when it first entered service in 1935. Although often under-rated, itwas faster than many contemporary fighters, featured retractable undercarriage, variable pitch prop s, and was an all-metal monocoque design. During WWII the Blenheim was the only British airplane to fight in all theaters and in all commands. This superb volume charts the development and operationalhistory of this revolutionary airplane, and is extensively illustrated in 2 archive photographs. Hd bd., 8 1/2"x 11", 192 pgs., 2 bandw ill.
Download or read book Bristol Blenheim Mark 4 written by James D. Oughton and published by . This book was released on 1970* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer written by Alastair Panton and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'DESERVES TO JOIN REACH FOR THE SKY AND THE LAST ENEMY AS ONE OF THE GREAT RAF BOOKS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR' - ANDREW ROBERTS As I write, I can clearly recall the stinging heat of aburning Blenheim, smells, tastes, expressions, sounds of voices and, most ofall, fear gripping deep in me. Flying Officer Alastair Panton was just twenty-three when his squadron deployed across the Channel in the defence of France. They were desparate days. Pushed back to the beaches as the German blitzkrieg rolled through the Low Countries and into France, by June 4th 1940 the evacuation ofthe Allies from Dunkirk was complete. A little over two weeks later France surrendered. Flying vital, dangerous, low-level missions throughout the campaign in support of the troops on the ground, Panton's beloved but unarmed Bristol Blenheim was easy meat for the marauding Messerschmitts. At the height of fighting he was losing two of his small squadron's crews to the enemy every day. Discovered in a box by his grandchildren after his death in 2002, Alastair Panton's Six Weeks of Blenheim Summeris a lostclassic. One of the most moving, vivid and powerful accounts of war inthe air ever written. And an unforgettable testament to the courage, stoicism, camaraderie and humanity of Britain's greatest generation. 'THE BEST ACCOUNT OF THE CHAOS AND CONFUSION OF WAR OUTSIDE THE PAGES OF EVELYN WAUGH' BORIS JOHNSON 'ONE CAN'T HELP FEELING AWE AND REVERENCE. THERE ARE ENOUGHEDVENTURES HERE FOR A LIFETIME' LOUIS DE BERNIERES 'SIMPLY WONDERFUL. ONE OF THE BEST ACCOUNTS OF WWii I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN NICHOL
Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim written by Graham Warner and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002 to enormous critical acclaim The Bristol Blenheim draws on Graham Warner's unparalleled knowledge of this remarkable aircraft. A former Blenheim owner, Graham has fully updated and revised over 700 entries with recently unearthed information from both the Air Historical Branch of the Ministry of Defence and many private sources to provide a truly comprehensive account of the Blenheim's origins, development and operational history. An exhaustively researched narrative backed up by over 400 photographs and illustrations detail the aircraft's roles not just in the European and Far Eastern Theatres of War, the Middle East campaigns in the Western Desert and from Malta, but also the lesser-known air operations in Iraq, Syria and East Africa. The Blenheim's wide-ranging operational career as a day and night bomber, a low-level attack aircraft, night fighter, long-range day fighter, reconnaissance and training machine are examined in depth. A section of color profiles highlight many of the aircraft's variants and liveries. Supplemented by comprehensive, fully updated and informative appendices detailing all Blenheim losses including aircraft serial numbers and crew members, this remarkable book represents the culmination of Graham Warner's close association and continuing in-depth research into this remarkable aircraft.
Download or read book Coastal Dawn written by Andrew D. Bird and published by Grub Street Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of A Separate Little War, a detailed history of the British World War II aircraft and their brave crew. In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchill’s “few.” Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners—just as courageous—flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country and arguably that of the free world depended also on their skill, morale, and sacrifice. Remarkably little has been chronicled of these men and their aircraft—the “Trade Protection” squadrons formed by Hugh Dowding—allotted to 11 Group in October, 1939. The aircraft’s range and endurance made it suitable for defense of coastal shipping against attack on the southern and eastern shores of Britain, and for operations further afield. Indeed, during bitter fighting casualties among Numbers 235, 236, 248, and 254 Squadron Blenheims were high on operations over Norway, Holland, France, Dunkirk, and then the Battle of Britain where the Blenheims were completely outclassed by Messerschmitt 109 and 110 fighters, and fell easy victims, scythed from the sky. But the record of the aircraft and their crew was an immensely proud one. Drawing on contemporary diaries, periodicals, letters, logbooks, memoirs, and interviews with survivors, lauded historian Andy Bird reassesses the vital role they played and repositions it in history. In doing so, he justifiably embraces the heroes we have left behind.
Download or read book Run the Gauntlet written by Vincent Formosa and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-17 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Update 1st November 2021** - In response to some reviews, the text has been checked and a number of errors corrected. A production error resulted in the duplicated text, This has been eliminated. I also took the opportunity to make some amendments to the narrative and chapter structure of the novel. ** It is September 1939 and Falcon Squadron have traded in their Fairey Battle's for new Bristol Blenheims. They're going off to war.Wing Commander Winwright must overcome the lethargy of peacetime and mould his unit into an effective fighting force. Pilot Officer Chandler is the new arrival and the welcome has been far from friendly. The old hands view him with suspicion and he must survive friendly fire as well as enemy action to show them what he can do. On a routine training flight over France, Flying Officer Hagen catches a glimpse of the hell that is waiting for them if they let their guard down. Facing the battle hardened Luftwaffe, Falcon Squadron are about to discover that war is far from a game.
Download or read book The Bristol Brigand written by Phil Listemann and published by . This book was released on 2010-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destined to replace the famous Bristol Beaufighter, the Bristol Brigand was developed as a torpedo-bomber and made its maiden flight in December 1944. Arriving too late to take part in World War II - when the need for torpedo-bombers had disappeared - the bulk of the Brigands were built as light bombers. Entering service at the end of the 1940s they were dispatched to Malaya where Operation FIREDOG was under way. The Brigands were used against the Communist uprising during the next four years until they were withdrawn in 1954. The full story of the Brigand in RAF service is described In 48 pages including maps, color profiles and over 30 photos.
Download or read book The Bristol Blenheim Bomber written by Bristol Aeroplane Company and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blenheim Over the Balkans written by James Dunnet and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bristol Blenheim written by James Goulding and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blenheim written by Marian Fowler and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1991 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of a great English house, from its conception and building in the opening decade of the 18th century, to the burial of Winston Churchill in the early 1960s. Not just its famous inhabitants are covered, but also the servants and workmen who kept it functioning.
Download or read book Churchill s Light Brigade written by James Wharton Moore and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: