Tornado Adv: The Last Cold War Interceptor

by Patrick Mylon and Peter Foster

Originally designed to intercept Soviet bombers striking from the east, the Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant was conceived as a stop gap and derived from the hugely successful bomber type. It suffered in its early years from lack of agility and poor systems; nonetheless, while it was never going to be a dog fighter, the advent of more sophisticated missiles and on board systems giving it the option of when and how to fight turned this one-time...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752459368
• ISBN13: 9780752459363
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 120 Pages