Legends of warfare aviation58 short stirling

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This book is a concise, visual history of this iconic RAF WWII bomber by noted aviation historian Ron Mackay.



Introduced in 1941, the Short Stirling was the Royal Air Force’s first four-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War. However, early on, the Stirling’s performance was compromised by several issues: a reduced wingspan, which resulted in serious limitations on maximum altitude capability; the two-stage landing gear proved to be dangerously frail; and the bomb-bay design proved incapable of carrying large-scale blockbuster bombs. Its altitude ceiling limitations left the aircraft particularly vulnerable to isolation and dispatch by enemy night fighters within the bomber stream, and it was these factors that ultimately led to its withdrawal from Britain’s strategic bombing campaign over occupied Europe. By November 1943, it was replaced by the more effective Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster. However, it did see important second-line duty in the glider-towing, paratroop drop, minelaying, and supply roles. The Stirling also saw post-WWII duties as a passenger transport up to the late 1940s. This book is a concise, visual history of this lesser-known RAF WWII bomber.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 22 november 2022

Aantal pagina's: 112

Hoofdauteur: Ron Mackay

Tweede Auteur: Don Greer

Hoofduitgeverij: Schiffer Publishing Ltd

Product breedte: 229 mm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 231 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

Verpakking lengte: 236 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 862 g

EAN: 9780764364631

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