From Vulcan to Spitfire and Back
A Life in Aviation
$87.30
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2026
Summary
Growing up in Belfast during the Troubles, Bill Perrins was a young man hell-bent on a career as a pilot. He made it through RAF pilot training - thanks more, perhaps, to sheer determination than aptitude - and finally graduated to the role of Vulcan pilot in time to take part in the 1982 Falklands War. After the RAF, Bill entered the world of commercial aviation, flying Boeing 747s and Dreamliners on long-haul, though he still found time to pilot the world’s only privately owned nuclear bomb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781036152710 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1036152715 |
| Author: | Bill Perrins |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Bill Perrins
Bill Perrins was born and brought up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the Troubles. He joined the Royal Air Force during the mid-1970s and became a pilot on Vulcan bombers, which he flew during the Falklands War of 1982. Subsequently he became a qualified flying instructor prior to moving on to Tornado F3 fighters. After leaving the RAF he flew various commercial aircraft including Boeing 747s and Dreamliners, and several iconic planes at airshows, including Spitfires, the Vulcan, the P51 Mustang, and Soviet-era Yaks.
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