Fairey Battle
A Reassessment of its RAF Career
$57.52
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2017
Summary
The Fairey Battle is best known for being one of the worst aircraft ever to serve in the Royal Air Force. On operations, it suffered the highest loss rate of any plane in the RAF’s history, and the missions flown by its brave crews became a byword for hopelessness and futility.
Born out of muddled thinking, condemned before it even reached the squadrons, and abandoned after the briefest of operational careers, the plane seems to thoroughly deserve its reputation. But was the Battle so…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781781555859 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1781555850 |
| Author: | Greg Baughen |
| Publisher: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Imprint: | Fonthill Media Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 166mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
”…a very interesting look at the Fairy Battle, and one which challenges the common perception of it as a failure.“– “Military Model Scene” (6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)“an interesting and well argued examination of why the Battle was so spectacular a failure […] the reasons clearly go much deeper than the Battle simply having been ‘an obsolete aircraft.”– “Aeroplane” (10/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
About The Author
Greg Baughen
Greg Baughen was educated at Sussex University where he obtained a degree in Mathematics. His interest in military aviation was sparked by curiosity over the defeat of British and French forces in the Battle of France in 1940. For many years, he has delved though public archives seeking explanations. The quest has taken him back to the origins of air power in both countries and forwards to what might have been in the Cold War.
By the same author;
- Blueprint for Victory
- The Rise of the Bomber
- The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain.
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