RAF Canberra Units of the Cold War

by Andrew Brookes

Throughout the Cold War, this 525mph bomber fulfilled the same role as the Mosquito fighter-bomber in World War II.

From its first public demonstration at the Farnborough Air Show of 1949, the English Electric Canberra bomber captured the attention of the aviation world. It could outmaneuver all the fighters of the time and it could climb way above their operating ceilings. Yet this bobmer was simple to maintain and a delight to fly, although...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782004114
• ISBN13: 9781782004110
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.6"