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My Target Was Leningrad: V Force: Preserving Our Democracy
Philip Goodall
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Description for My Target Was Leningrad: V Force: Preserving Our Democracy
Hardcover. A fascinating and chilling account of the Cold War by an RAF pilot who was to drop the bomb on Russia Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMN; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
On 6 August and 8 August 1945, the world changed forever with the release of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. In January 1947, the United States informed the British Government that they would not provide technical data for the production of nuclear weapons. It was therefore decided that Britain would produce its own bombs. In July 1944, the first operational jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered service in the RAF and the Government decided to develop jet-powered aircraft capable of dropping nuclear weapons, resulting in the development of the 'V' bombers: Valiant, Vulcan and Victor. As ... Read more
On 6 August and 8 August 1945, the world changed forever with the release of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. In January 1947, the United States informed the British Government that they would not provide technical data for the production of nuclear weapons. It was therefore decided that Britain would produce its own bombs. In July 1944, the first operational jet aircraft, the Meteor, entered service in the RAF and the Government decided to develop jet-powered aircraft capable of dropping nuclear weapons, resulting in the development of the 'V' bombers: Valiant, Vulcan and Victor. As ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Toadsmoor Road, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781551813
SKU
V9781781551813
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Ref
99-50
About Philip Goodall
Philip Goodall entered the RAF in 1953 and was posted for jet training on the Meteor and Canberra. In 1954, he was posted to the Middle East to fly the Valiant where he was engaged with Egyptian activities on the Suez Canal. Goodall joined No. 90 Squadron and was a member of the only V Force crew to be awarded ... Read more
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