- Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Pen & Sword Books (Ncr) (16. Januar 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1844150704
- ISBN-13: 978-1844150700
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,9 x 17,3 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 779.974 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A comprehensive history of this historic aircraft.
Synopsis
The Supermarine Swift was rushed into service with the RAF during 1954 to become Britain's first second-generation jet fighter. In this role it was not deemed a success and has been burdened with a bad reputation since that time. It was eventually replaced by the famous Hawker Hunter that had been extensively delayed because of teething troubles. Although not successful as an interceptor fighter because of its poor performance at high altitude, it eventually found a vital role as a low-level short-range reconnaissance aircraft operating on the edge of the Iron Curtain at the height of the Cold War. Two RAF squadrons flew the Swift FR.5 for five successful years. This book covers the development and operational history of a vital aircraft that is a part of aviation legend.
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Swift Justice, by Nigel Walpole.
19. August 2006
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This is a well writen book. I applaud the author's honesty, who, for the first time, as a pilot, has written not only about the exploits of his peers, but also about the groundcrew servicing the Swift. It was a difficult aircraft to maintain. However, due to the professionalism of those who flew the aircraft, and groundcrew, they helped salvage a hitherto problematic image of the earlier mark 1 aircraft into a measured triumph for the FR5 variant. This book puts the record straight, and is a very good read.
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A little too "Tally Ho"
3. Juni 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
This book is recognised amongst the aviation cognoscenti as something special. So it was that I started reading the book filled with great expectations - you can consider me disappointed. Nigel Walpole makes a fair stab at describing the Swift's early life and the the section on test flying is really rather good, but as soon as we get into the service life of the FR.5 and the antics of Nos. 2 & 59 squadrons, the book quickly turns into a back slapping tale of how much 1950's RAF jet pilots like to drink and behave like public school twits. Nigel never seemed to tire of telling stories of heavy drinking which ended with the line "of course no one remembered anything the next day" ha, ha, ha, ho, ho.
Didn't someone say this was an aircraft book. I expected something a lot closer to the Pilot's Notes on the Swift, not some juvenile skit about pilots getting drunk and acting like idiots. If this was how unprofessional our pilots were in the 1950s, thank god we never went to war, it would have been a shambles.
Didn't someone say this was an aircraft book. I expected something a lot closer to the Pilot's Notes on the Swift, not some juvenile skit about pilots getting drunk and acting like idiots. If this was how unprofessional our pilots were in the 1950s, thank god we never went to war, it would have been a shambles.
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