RAF Fighter Pilot

London England: W. H. Allen, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition. RAF Fighter Pilot. For the first time this book takes the reader behind the scenes of the making of an RAF pilot and into the fascinating world of the military fast-jet. The author talks to the pilots of the Phantom and Tornado interceptor aircraft, to the instructors and students, and hears what would-be fighter pilots view on the challenges their studfents have to face. Putting the reader in the cockpit, this book describes what it is life for these trainees to take to the air, and finally to fly operational missions with a front-line squadron. Here, in their own words, is the truth about the life of today's 'top guns': fropm initial application, through a long and rigorous training, to eventual arrival at the sharp end - waiting for the awesome, fully armed aircraft, prepared for combat. With a selection of unique and specially arranged photographs, this book takes a detailed and incisive look at the men who proudly continue the traditions of 'The Few' who fought so fiercely during the Battle of Britain. Fifty years on, the technology has changed drastically, but, as these pages candidly reveal, the pilots' indomitable spirit remains the same. Illustrated. 202 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.