RAF in Camera: 100 Years on Display by Keith Wilson - 9781526752185

Pen and Sword Books Ltd

RAF in Camera: 100 Years on DisplayAuthor(s): Keith Wilson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Pen & Sword Aviation\nISBN-13: 9781526752185, 978-1526752185\nSynopsis\nIn July 2018, the nation looked skyward over Buckingham Palace in awe as the Royal Air Force celebrated its first 100 years with a spectacular parade and flypast over London. This event demonstrated a very different perspective of the RAF; well away from its operational commitments.\n\nThe expertise and precision of those RAF pilots flying in some of the most famous aircraft in the world has been displayed since the very first days of military aviation. The Inter-War period was dominated by the Hendon Air Pageants; where many aircraft made their public appearance. Post-war, it was the turn of the jet display teams, with the Black Arrows and Firebirds' laying the foundations for the aerial mastery that is today's Red Arrows.\n\nThe various anniversaries have seen a growth.