Battle Flight: RAF Air Defence Projects and Weapons Since 1945

by Chris Gibson

From the origins of net centric warfare in the 1940s, the Stage Plans of the 1950s, and the change of threat from aircraft to the ballistic missile, Battle Flight examines the steps taken to protect the British populace from nuclear Armageddon.

Following WWII, Britain's air defences comprised a mix of interceptors and anti-aircraft guns that were tailored to counter mass bomber raids by piston-engine aircraft. These defences were rendered obsolete...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902109260
• ISBN13: 9781902109268
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Hikoki Publications
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.3" x 11.7"