| Vulcan 607: A True Military Aviation Classic - Rowland White • libris.ro | 148.43 RON |
| Vulcan 607: A True Military Aviation Classic, Paperback - Rowland White • elefant.ro | 157.99 RON |
n nTHE THRILLING #1 BESTSELLING STORY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST COMBAT MISSIONS EVER FLOWNn nShoulder to shoulder with Strategic Air Command B-52s throughout the Cold War, the big delta-winged Vulcans of the Britains V-bomber force faced down the Soviet threat to the West. In 1982 they were just months from retirement when they flew in anger for the first time.n nIt was a to be a record-breaking mission of breathtaking audacity: a single bomber launched from a remote island airbase to carry out what would be the longest-range air attack in history. An eight thousand mile round trip. Her crew of six would be flying into a hornets nest of modern weaponry: radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and missiles. n nThere would be no second chances.n nVulcan 607 tells the gripping true story of that legendary raid for the first time - an operation that many thought would turn out to be a real life Mission Impossible.n nA masterwork of narrative history Clive Cusslern nVulcan 607 deserves to become an aviation classic Len Deightonn nWhites gripping narrative reads like a suspense thriller, yet every word is true Stephen Coontsn nI read the book in one sitting ... an utterly compelling war story, brilliantly written Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madmann