Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards Audiobook Libro.fm

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Since he was a child in the 1950s watching Vampires and Meteors operating from RAF Turnhouse Jim Walls wanted to fly aircraft he just never envisaged that his flying career would be spent in the back seat as opposed to the front Jim guides listeners through his fortyyear RAF career that started as a Boy Entrant at RAF Cosford then as an air radar tradesman before specializing as an air electronics operator AEOp in the Nimrod MR1 and later as an air electronics officer AEO who flew in Nimrod R1s and Vulcan B2s

With detailed insight into the world of radar electronic countermeasures and signals intelligence Jim highlights the role they played in warfare for numerous operations during the Cold War as well as the Falklands campaign First Gulf War and Bosnian War As well as focusing on his career Jim gives his viewpoint on matters such as Operation Black Buck and the reduced warfighting capability of the Vulcan as it neared retirement

This fascinating book showcases the vital role that AEOs held and the importance of radar and electronic warfare in the fight against enemy forces It is also a tribute to the muchloved Cold War icons the Nimrod and the Vulcan This book will appeal to Cold War enthusiasts and fans of the iconic jets of that era