The Resource Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
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The item Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This is the autobiography of an outstanding fighter pilot during his twenty year career with the Royal Air Force. Tony Doyle first flew when in the CCF where he complted a glider course and then a highly-prized Flying Scholarship. This opened the way to joining the RAF and becoming an all-weather tactical fighter pilot flying de Havilland Vampires and Gloster Meteors. At this he excelled and was posted as a flying instructor and then Staff Instructor. This was the age when the Jet Provost was the standard training aircraft. During 1962 he was selected to fly with the newly formed Red Pelicans
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (415 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgetnents; Preface; PART ONE PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS; Chapter 1 A Private Pilot; Chapter 2 Basic Flying Training; Chapter 3 Playing with the Big Boys; Chapter 4 Enforced Idleness; Chapter 5 Operational Conversion; Chapter 6 All Weather Tactical Fighters; Chapter 7 Back in the Saddle; Chapter 8 Flying Instructor; PART TWO THE CREST OF THE WAVE; Chapter 9 Staff Instructor; Chapter 10 The Red Pelicans; Chapter 11 To Valley on the Gnat; Chapter 12 Aerobatic Pilot; Chapter 13 Flight Commander
- Chapter 14 Conversion onto the LightningChapter 15 The UK Airspace Defence Farce; Chapter 16 The Paris Air Show; Chapter 17 Bang Out; Chapter 18 Intercept Weapons Instructor; Chapter 19 Recuperation; PART THREE BLOODIED AND SLIGHTLY BOWED; Chapter 20 Lightnings Again; Chapter 21 Three New Brooms Fail to Sweep Clean; Chapter 22 A Very Narrow Squeak; Chapter 23 Jungle Survival; Chapter 24 The Final Straight; Chapter 25 Parting Tiffs; Chapter 26 The Land of Ali Baba; Chapter 27 Extracurricular Activities; Appendix Aircraft Flown 1952-73, and Approximate Hours; Index
- Isbn
- 9781783835041
- Label
- Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
- Title
- Flying at the Edge
- Title remainder
- 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
- Subject
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- Armed Forces -- Officers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Biographies
- Cold War
- Fighter pilots
- Fighter pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
- History
- Military air shows
- Military air shows
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is the autobiography of an outstanding fighter pilot during his twenty year career with the Royal Air Force. Tony Doyle first flew when in the CCF where he complted a glider course and then a highly-prized Flying Scholarship. This opened the way to joining the RAF and becoming an all-weather tactical fighter pilot flying de Havilland Vampires and Gloster Meteors. At this he excelled and was posted as a flying instructor and then Staff Instructor. This was the age when the Jet Provost was the standard training aircraft. During 1962 he was selected to fly with the newly formed Red Pelicans
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Doyle, Tony
- Dewey number
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- 358.43092
- 629.13092
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- UG626.2.D69 D69 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Fighter pilots
- Military air shows
- Cold War
- Great Britain
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Armed Forces
- Fighter pilots
- Military air shows
- Great Britain
- Label
- Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgetnents; Preface; PART ONE PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS; Chapter 1 A Private Pilot; Chapter 2 Basic Flying Training; Chapter 3 Playing with the Big Boys; Chapter 4 Enforced Idleness; Chapter 5 Operational Conversion; Chapter 6 All Weather Tactical Fighters; Chapter 7 Back in the Saddle; Chapter 8 Flying Instructor; PART TWO THE CREST OF THE WAVE; Chapter 9 Staff Instructor; Chapter 10 The Red Pelicans; Chapter 11 To Valley on the Gnat; Chapter 12 Aerobatic Pilot; Chapter 13 Flight Commander
- Chapter 14 Conversion onto the LightningChapter 15 The UK Airspace Defence Farce; Chapter 16 The Paris Air Show; Chapter 17 Bang Out; Chapter 18 Intercept Weapons Instructor; Chapter 19 Recuperation; PART THREE BLOODIED AND SLIGHTLY BOWED; Chapter 20 Lightnings Again; Chapter 21 Three New Brooms Fail to Sweep Clean; Chapter 22 A Very Narrow Squeak; Chapter 23 Jungle Survival; Chapter 24 The Final Straight; Chapter 25 Parting Tiffs; Chapter 26 The Land of Ali Baba; Chapter 27 Extracurricular Activities; Appendix Aircraft Flown 1952-73, and Approximate Hours; Index
- Control code
- 881887518
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (415 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781783835041
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881887518
- Label
- Flying at the Edge : 20 Years of Front-Line and Display Flying in the Cold War Era
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgetnents; Preface; PART ONE PUTTING AWAY CHILDISH THINGS; Chapter 1 A Private Pilot; Chapter 2 Basic Flying Training; Chapter 3 Playing with the Big Boys; Chapter 4 Enforced Idleness; Chapter 5 Operational Conversion; Chapter 6 All Weather Tactical Fighters; Chapter 7 Back in the Saddle; Chapter 8 Flying Instructor; PART TWO THE CREST OF THE WAVE; Chapter 9 Staff Instructor; Chapter 10 The Red Pelicans; Chapter 11 To Valley on the Gnat; Chapter 12 Aerobatic Pilot; Chapter 13 Flight Commander
- Chapter 14 Conversion onto the LightningChapter 15 The UK Airspace Defence Farce; Chapter 16 The Paris Air Show; Chapter 17 Bang Out; Chapter 18 Intercept Weapons Instructor; Chapter 19 Recuperation; PART THREE BLOODIED AND SLIGHTLY BOWED; Chapter 20 Lightnings Again; Chapter 21 Three New Brooms Fail to Sweep Clean; Chapter 22 A Very Narrow Squeak; Chapter 23 Jungle Survival; Chapter 24 The Final Straight; Chapter 25 Parting Tiffs; Chapter 26 The Land of Ali Baba; Chapter 27 Extracurricular Activities; Appendix Aircraft Flown 1952-73, and Approximate Hours; Index
- Control code
- 881887518
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (415 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781783835041
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)881887518
Subject
- Armed Forces -- Officers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- Biographies
- Cold War
- Fighter pilots
- Fighter pilots -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
- History
- Military air shows
- Military air shows
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- History
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