Название: Osprey New Vanguard 168 - British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45
Автор: Angus Konstam
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2012
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 50
Размер: 7,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

In August 1917, at the height of the First World War, a small biplane landed on the makeshift flight deck of HMS Furious - the first ever carrier landing in aviation history. This small act ushered in a new era. Two decades later, when Britain stood on the brink of another World War, the Royal Navy had a small fleet of aircraft carriers, with several more nearing completion. When war came the newly-formed Fleet Air Arm would demonstrate that what it lacked in modern equipment, it made up for in skill and daring.