Best of Breed : The Hunter in Fighter Reconnaissance

Walpole, Nigel

ISBN 10: 1844154122 / ISBN 13: 9781844154128

Published by Pen and Sword Aviation, Barnsley, UK, 2006

About this Item

xiv, 216pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket Mylar protected (not adhered), price unclipped. Small 4to. Focuses on tactical reconnaissance with the Hunter FR10 and its front line commitments in the timeframe 1961-1971.

Seller Inventory # 008550

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Best of Breed : The Hunter in Fighter Reconnaissance
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation, Barnsley, UK
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844154122
• ISBN 13: 9781844154128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • War, Military History and Weapons

About this title

Synopsis

This book is about the tactical reconnaissance mark of the Hunter FR10 and its front line operation between 1961-70. With the Hunter already well proven in ground attack role this variant was an ideal platform for the excellent Vinten F95 strip aperture cameras. The heavy armament of four 30-mm Aden cannon was retained for use in defence suppression and target marking, unilateral action against high value targets (assigned or opportunity) and if necessary in self-defence. It follows that the pilots selected for this demanding operating regime had to show an ability to operate alone over long distances using basic pilot navigation techniques only at high speeds and ultra low levels; in the main, therefore, they were second or third tour fast jet pilots.

Review

"...an excellent history of the Hawker Hunter FR10 and its RAF service... does an exceptional job relating the various aspects of training an FR10 Pilot went through...Historians of aviations would be remiss not to have this volume on their shelves."--Air Power History