{"product_id":"top-guns-raf-29-squadron-f3-tornadoa-™s-by-hugh-mcmanners","title":"TOP GUNS: RAF 29 Squadron F3 Tornados by Hugh McManners","description":"\u003cp\u003eTOP GUNS: RAF 29 Squadron F3 Tornados\u003cbr\u003eby Hugh McManners\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0563387076\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: BBC Books 1996\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 190 w x 240 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 223\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2309\/U460\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eReveals what being a jet-age pilot and navigator is all about and captures the excitement and stress - and the prestige - of belonging to one of Britain's leading fighting units: the RAFs 29 Squadron.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the background of Exercise Maple Flag - a Canada-based NATO operation during which aircrew trained under war conditions - Hugh McManners looks at the independent and tough-minded men who fly the squadron's F3 Tornado jets. He records the huge workload with which they have to cope: controlling radar and weapons systems, flying and navigation as well as working out how to defeat an often technologically superior enemy. And he tells how the engineers and technicians on the ground maintain exacting schedules of perfection for each aircraft on every flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with wear on dust jacket, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450782400804,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/83544.jpg?v=1783728343","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/top-guns-raf-29-squadron-f3-tornadoa-%e2%84%a2s-by-hugh-mcmanners","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}