LANCASTER : A Bombing Legend

Nick Radell; Mike Vines

ISBN 10: 1851529691 / ISBN 13: 9781851529698

Published by Chancellor Press, London, 1996

About this Item

This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in laminated illustrated boards. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Devoted to the Lancaster bomber, this book describes this aircraft in detail, suggesting reasons for its high reputation amongst the flying fraternity. It shows how the bomber was used in wartime, the missions it flew on, and the daring flying exploits carried out by its crew. One of the greatest British aircraft of all time, the Avro Lancaster was the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command in world War Two. This book features the only two airworthy Lancasters in existence: B Mk 1 operated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and the B Mk X flown by the Canadian Warplane Heritage. Ref ZZZ 4.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LANCASTER : A Bombing Legend
• Publisher: Chancellor Press, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851529691
• ISBN 13: 9781851529698
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Devoted to the Lancaster bomber, this book describes this aircraft in detail, suggesting reasons for its high reputation amongst the flying fraternity. It shows how the bomber was used in wartime, the missions it flew on, and the daring flying exploits carried out by its crew.

About the Author

Nick Radell is a professional photographer with a degree in photographic technology for Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, Canada. Rick's outstanding images have been the nucleus for the most sought after aviation calendar in Canada, Canadian Vintage Aircraft. He is also a contributing writer and photo-editor for the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum's Flightlines Magazine.Mike Vines started photographing aeroplanes with his box brownie from the age of 14. He is now an official photographer for the Shuttleworth Collection, and a member of the British Institute of Professional Photographers. His work appears regularly in Pilot and Aeroplane Monthly.