Lloyd Ron Lloyd

Fast Jets to Spitfires (eBook, ePUB)

A Cold War Fighter Pilot's Story

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A memoir of RAF service in the postwar era and the golden age of British military aviation, including photos. How often have you glanced skyward at the sound of a passing aircraft and wondered what it would be like to fly one of those gleaming metal machines? Or admired the skill and daring of the fighter pilot swooping down upon his enemy in the awe-inspiring, unrivaled elegance of a Spitfire? Ron Lloyd has had the experience of flying the majestic propeller-driven aircraft of the Second World War as well as the roaring, sound-barrier-breaking jets of the Cold War-and in this exciting book, he places the reader in the cockpit, describing what it really feels like to be sitting at the controls of a fighter aircraft. Lloyd joined the RAF after World War II, and during his early service he was selected as one of the pilots to fly the wartime aircraft in the feature film The Battle of Britain, giving him the opportunity to fly a Spitfire and even a Messerschmitt Bf 109 during the six weeks of filming. His role with the RAF, on the other hand, saw him on the front line in the Cold War, piloting de Havilland Vampires, Hawker Hunters, Gloster Javelins, Lightnings, and Phantoms. He also served on exchange in the USA where he flew Convair F-102s, Convair F-106s, and Lockheed T-33s. Packed with unique photographs of the golden age of British military aviation, Fast Jets to Spitfires allows readers to experience, through Ron Lloyd's graphic accounts, the pure joy of being airborne.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Air World
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526759078
• Artikelnr.: 60861725

Autorenporträt

Having been evacuated during the Second World War as a young child, RON LLOYD was educated at Wandsworth Grammar School in London under the guidance of superb, inspiring school masters who enabled him to qualify for Cranwell entry. During his subsequent RAF career, he has lived in Cyprus, Scotland, Wales, Texas, Canberra, and, latterly, Oxford. A contributor to Aeroplane Monthly and Flugzeug, Ron wed at the age of 23 and is still happily married to Anne.