The Collectors: Us and British Cold War Aerial Intelligence Gathering

by Kevin Wright

Over Iran an RAF Canberra flies a feint towards the Soviet border, to provoke Soviet air defense radar operators to reveal their location. He will not deliberately enter Soviet airspace, but the possibilities for miscalculation, or misunderstanding leading to tragedy are always there. These flights cost the lives of over 150 US airmen by the end of the Cold War. Also cruising nearby in Iranian airspace, is a heavily modified US Air Force C-130 transport...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912390809
• ISBN13: 9781912390809
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"