The English Electric Lightning : rare photographs from wartime archives /

The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while wartime developments into swept wing design in...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bowman, Martin W. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2019.
Series:	Images of war.
Subjects:	BAC Lightning (Jet fighter plane)