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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The Favourite; Chapter 1: The First Eleven (Plus Reserves); Chapter 2: Early Coltishall Operations; Chapter 3: The Sharp End; Chapter 4: So Who Needs An Ocu?; Chapter 5: Recce Rookies; Chapter 6: Testing ... Testing ... ; Chapter 7: The Frozen North; Chapter 8: Training The Jag Pilots; Chapter 9: Showing It Off; Chapter 10: Exchanging Experiences; Chapter 11: With Friends Like These ... ; Chapter 12: Desert Jags; Chapter 13: Deepest, Darkest Africa; Chapter 14: Systems (Mis)Management; Chapter 15: The Old Man Of The Desert. |
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Chapter 16: A Bloody NavigatorChapter 17: The Flying Spanner; Chapter 18: Brown Amongst The Blue; Chapter 19: Ops, Ops -- And More Ops; Chapter 20: Upgrading; Chapter 21: Single-Seat -- If Only For A Moment; Epilogue; Glossary of Terms; Index. |
| Summary |
Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone of the RAF's tactical strike-attack and recce forces for a decade from the mid 1970s. In these pages, the Jaguar Boys - pilots, engineer and ground crew - tell of the aircraft's drawbacks and joys, their sadness at losses, and their pleasure at its development into a readily deployable and outstandingly capable fighter-bomber for the post-Cold War era. Then came the Gulf War which signaled the start of a hectic sequence of ope. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jaguar (Jet attack plane) -- History.
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Jaguar (Jet attack plane) |
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History. |
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Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. |
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History, Military. |
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20th century |
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Great Britain -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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France -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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France. |
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France -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Added Author |
Hall, Ian, 1948- author, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hall, Ian. Jaguar Boys : True Tales from Operators of the Big Cat in Peace and War. Havertown : Grub Street Publishing, ©2014 9781909808157 |
| ISBN |
9781910690987 (electronic book) |
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1910690988 (electronic book) |
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9781909808157 |
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