Short Stirling: RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II

Short Stirling: RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II
Ron Mackay
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Hardback
h229 x 229mm - 112pg
22 Nov 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780764364631
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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. AUTHOR: Ron Mackay' s literary career in WWII aviation history has spanned four decades, with coverage of the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, and USAAF being completed in almost equal measure. SELLING POINTS: . The RAFs first four-engine heavy bomber . The Stirling was utilised both for strategic bombing and for equally vital service with Transport Command . Two Stirling pilots were posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain' s highest award for valour, during WWII 185 colour and b/w photographs
Ron Mackay' s literary career in WWII aviation history has spanned four decades, with coverage of the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, and USAAF being completed in almost equal measure.

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