Dropping Britain's First H-Bomb: The Story of Operation Grapple 1957/58

by Kenneth Hubbard, Michael Simmons, Group Captain Kenneth Hubbard DFC AFC

On 15 May 1957 Vickers Valiant V-Bomber X.D.818 under the command of Wg. Cdr. Kenneth Hubbard, O.C. 49 Squadron R.A.F., dropped Britain's first live thermonuclear bomb. The success of Operation Grapple broadcast to the world that the UK had the resolve and the capability to protect her own democracy and that of her Commonwealth. It was a major breakthrough that ensured Britain maintained her place in the most senior influential positions of the United...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844157474
• ISBN13: 9781844157471
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.3"