The true and triumphal story of flight BA009 and the
'Jakarta' incident in June 1982. The author who was on the
flight and has a background in civil aviation describes how
during a routine flight from London to Auckland, as the
flight was over Java all four engines stopped. As the flight
engineer tried repeatedly to restart them, the 247
passengers and crew faced seemingly certain death as the
plane dropped for long minutes towards the mountain below.
The crescent winged Handley
Page Victor was one of the longest serving aircraft designs
in the Royal Air Force during the Cold War period. It was
one of the most adapted aircraft, serving as a conventional
and nuclear bomber, strategic reconnaissance aeroplane and
air-to-air refuelling tanker. the Victor was to see its
first combat as an aerial tanker in the Falklands Conflict,
supporting long range Vulcan missions from Ascension Island.
The Victor’s swansong was in the first Gulf War being based
at Muharraq, Bahrain, supporting coalition air forces. This
book follows the production and service history with colour
4-views, colour profiles, gatefold 1/72nd scale drawings and
production lists.
New in
card cover - A4 format, 48pp, numerous
b/w photos & colour plates, foldout 1:72 scale plans
OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 208: US NAVY DREADNOUGHTS
1914-45
by Ryan K. Noppen
The
development of the US Navy's dreadnought battleships was a
pivotal part of America's evolution into a true world power.
By the beginning of World War I, the United States possessed
the world's third largest navy, with ten dreadnoughts in
service and four more under construction. By the end of
World War II, the US Navy was the undoubted global
superpower, despite initial crippling losses to at Pearl
Harbor. Richly illustrated with archive photographs as well
as a full cutaway of the world's only surviving dreadnought,
this comprehensive title covers the technical
characteristics and combat record of the US dreadnoughts
throughout their long careers.
New in card cover
- 48pp, numerous colour & b/w illustrations & plates
When a band of Norman adventurers
arrived in southern Italy to fight in the Lombard
insurrections against the Byzantine empire in the early
1000s, few would have predicted that within a few
generations some of these men would seize control of Apulia,
Campania, Calabria and Sicily. How did they make such
extraordinary gains and then consolidate their power? this
absorbing study, seeks to answer these questions and throw
light onto the Norman conquests across the Mediterranean
which were even more remarkable than those achieved in
France and England.
New in d/w -
251pp, 20 colour illustrations, 2 maps
The
Heinkel He 177 Greif ("Griffin") was a Luftwaffe long-range,
heavy bomber in World War II. It had payload, range and
capability similar to strategic bombers in the USAAF and
RAF, although its cruising and maximum speeds were much
higher. This book follows the production and service history
of the Heinkel He 177 with colour profiles, colour profiles,
1/72nd scale drawings and production lists.
New in card
cover - A4 format, 32pp, numerous b/w photos & colour
plates, 4pp 1:72 scale plans
