Pen Sword Aviation imprint: 311 books
Black Arrow Blue Diamond
Leading the Legendary RAF Flying Display Teams
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
Brian Mercer is one of the most outstanding post-war RAF fighter pilots and in this eminently readable autobiography he recaptures life as it was in the days of transition from flying piston-powered aircraft to jet power. His flying and leadership skills resulted in a long association with what was...
Best of Breed
The Hunter in Fighter Reconnaissance
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2006
This book is about the tactical reconnaissance mark of the Hunter FR10 and its front line operation between 1961-70. With the Hunter already well proven in ground attack role this variant was an ideal platform for the excellent Vinten F95 strip aperture cameras. The heavy armament of four 30-mm Aden...
High Stakes
Britain's Air Arms in Action 1945-1990
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
After the dust of World War II had settled, the military position of the UK was far from straightforward. It was of course allied to the USA and part of NATO, but it was at odds with the former in maintaining an Empire and the two nations also had competing oil interests in the Middle East. The UK's...