English Electric Canberra

The History & Development of a Classic Jet

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  • **“A
  • useful
  • review
  • of
  • the
  • development
  • of
  • a
  • classic
  • jet
  • bomber
  • that
  • saw
  • widespread
  • service
  • in
  • the
  • Royal
  • Air
  • Force
  • and
  • was
  • exported
  • to
  • many
  • overseas
  • air
  • forces.”
  • —**AeromilitariaThis
  • amazing
  • airplane
  • first
  • flew
  • in
  • 1949
  • and
  • is
  • still
  • in
  • front-line
  • service
  • with
  • the
  • RAF.
  • It
  • has
  • served
  • in
  • a
  • variety
  • of
  • roles
  • including
  • those
  • of
  • tactical
  • bomber,
  • photo-reconnaissance,
  • navigational
  • trainer,
  • maritime
  • strike,
  • electronic
  • countermeasures
  • and
  • target-towing.
  • It
  • was
  • manufactured
  • in
  • the
  • USA
  • under
  • license
  • as
  • the
  • Martin
  • B-57
  • and
  • has
  • been
  • exported
  • to
  • Argentina,
  • Chile,
  • India,
  • Peru,
  • South
  • Africa
  • and
  • other
  • Commonwealth
  • countries.
  • This
  • book
  • looks
  • at
  • the
  • development
  • of
  • the
  • aircraft
  • during
  • the
  • early
  • days
  • of
  • jet
  • power
  • and
  • especially
  • at
  • its
  • Rolls-Royce
  • Avon
  • powerplant.
  • Each
  • of
  • the
  • many
  • marks
  • and
  • variants
  • are
  • described
  • and
  • illustrated
  • by
  • many
  • remarkable
  • and
  • rare
  • photographs.
  • The
  • type’s
  • record
  • of
  • service
  • with
  • RAF
  • squadrons
  • throughout
  • its
  • service
  • life
  • is
  • given
  • together
  • with
  • descriptions
  • of
  • the
  • many
  • experimental
  • models
  • that
  • were
  • used
  • in
  • the
  • development
  • of
  • a
  • variety
  • of
  • weapons
  • and
  • avionic
  • systems.“For
  • an
  • aircraft
  • that
  • has
  • been
  • the
  • subject
  • of
  • countless
  • books,
  • the
  • author
  • still
  • found
  • a
  • remarkable
  • wealth
  • of
  • previously
  • unpublished
  • material
  • on
  • Canberra
  • operations.
  • A
  • classic
  • aircraft
  • given
  • the
  • proper
  • coverage
  • it
  • so
  • richly
  • deserves.”
  • —Airfix
  • Model
  • World“A
  • wonderfully
  • researched
  • tribute
  • to
  • this
  • remarkable
  • achievement,
  • with
  • a
  • plethora
  • of
  • excellent
  • photographs
  • .
  • .
  • .
  • Essential
  • reading
  • for
  • any
  • aviation
  • enthusiast.”
  • —Pegasus Archive
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