A Royal Navy Cold War Buccaneer Pilot
A Royal Navy Cold War Buccaneer Pilot Flying the Famous Maritime Strike Aircraft Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.2" Pages:240 Photos:32 mono illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781399040129 Item No. 9781399040129 This is a vivid and powerful story of life on board the last of our great Second World War-era aircraft carriers, modernized to serve beyond its time. It is a story of the Cold War which conveys the trials and tribulations of flying one of the best-loved military aircraft in history.Steve Kershaw joined the Royal Navy in 1963. He began flying training in 1968 and progressed to the Blackburn Buccaneer – a world-class naval strike jet that was designed to fly very fast at ultra-low altitudes. In 1970, Steve joined 800 Naval Air Squadron, which embarked on HMS Eagle on its epic final cruise.The voyage to the Far East was far from trouble-free – an aircraft crashed into the sea, there