Nimrod Rise and Fall

by Blackman, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781908117793
• ISBN10: 1908117796
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-29
• Publisher: Grub Street

Summary

The scrapping of the Nimrod program has been one of the most controversial events in the military aviation world for many a year.For most of its operational life, from 1969 to date, its contribution to the defense of the realm and its role in offensive duties was, of necessity, often shrouded in secrecy. It was the 'eye in the sky' which was absolutely vital to a host of activities from anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, to support of land battles throughout the world, to the Falklands campaign, to combating drug-running, the Nimrod's unsung role was paramount.And now the UK is bereft of such a multi-tasking reconnaissance aircraft.The full story of the Nimrod, and its significance, now needs to be told. Tony Blackman, who was there at the beginning, test-flew nearly every aircraft and was at Kinloss on the very day the project was canceled, has written this timely book, Nimrod Rise and Fall, covering every facet of its history, its weapons system developments and its tragic accidents. He writes in an approachable way, making technical subjects understandable but his conclusions will, inevitably, not be welcomed by everyone.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 6
Author's note and dedication	p. 7
Preface	p. 8
Prologue	p. 10
Nimrod from start to finish	p. 12
History of Anti-Submarine warfare	p. 26
Nimrod MR2	p. 39
Nimrod Anti-submarine and Anti-surface unit warfare	p. 64
Nimrod search and rescue sorties	p. 90
Land battles and special sorties	p. 120
The falklands campaign	p. 144
Nimrod accidents	p. 164
Nimrod aew	p. 174
Nimrod MRA4	p. 183
Epilogue	p. 202
A typical day in the life of a MR2 crew	p. 203
Glossary and acronyms	p. 213
Nimrod time lines	p. 215
Comparison between MRA4 and MR2	p. 218
Mod defined tasks for the nimrod	p. 220
Index	p. 221
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