A century of air warfare with Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF
Thorburn, Gordon2022
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When, in the earliest days of World War One, when IX Squadron was formed, we went to the fight in little 50mph machines that were barely capable of taking pilot and observer, a gun and a few small, hand-held bombs into the sky. When we took a wireless set, to spot for the artillery and report on troop movements, the extra load forced the defenceless pilot to leave his observer behind. A century later, IX (B) Squadron flies jets that can exceed the speed of sound, place laser-guided missiles within a few centimetres of the target, and transmit the most complex data in real time across the globe.
Main title:
A century of air warfare with Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF / Gordon Thorburn.
Author:
Thorburn, Gordon, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2022.
Collation:
296 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.
ISBN:
9781399074926 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
358.420941358.420941 THO
Language:
English
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BRN:
1983787
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