Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era.

Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era.

This is the autobiography of an outstanding fighter pilot during his twenty year career with the Royal Air Force. Tony Doyle first flew when in the CCF where he complted a glider course and then a highly-prized Flying Scholarship. This opened the way to joining the RAF and becoming an all-weather ta...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doyle, Tony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2010.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force > Officers > Biography.
Great Britain. > Royal Air Force
Fighter pilots > Great Britain > Biography.
Military air shows.
Cold War.
Electronic books.
e-books.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Military.
Armed Forces > Officers
Fighter pilots
Military air shows
Great Britain
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:This is the autobiography of an outstanding fighter pilot during his twenty year career with the Royal Air Force. Tony Doyle first flew when in the CCF where he complted a glider course and then a highly-prized Flying Scholarship. This opened the way to joining the RAF and becoming an all-weather tactical fighter pilot flying de Havilland Vampires and Gloster Meteors. At this he excelled and was posted as a flying instructor and then Staff Instructor. This was the age when the Jet Provost was the standard training aircraft. During 1962 he was selected to fly with the newly formed Red Pelicans.
Physical Description:1 online resource (415 pages)
ISBN:9781783835041
1783835044
1473814367
9781473814363
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

Similar Items