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Ron Mackay Short Stirling (Hardback) Legends of Warfare: Aviation. By November 1943, it was replaced by the more effective Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster. This book is a concise, visual history of this lesser-known RAF WWII bomber. Author: Ron Mackay. Title: Short Stirling. Further DetailsTitle: Short Stirling Condition: New Format: Hardback Author: Ron Mackay Subtitle: RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II ISBN-10: 0764364634 EAN: 9780764364631 ISBN: 9780764364631 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd Release Date: 01/22/2023 Genre: Law & Politics Topic: Military History, History Description: Introduced in 1941, the Short Stirling was the Royal Air Force’s first four-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War. However, early on, the Stirling’s performance was compromised by several issues: a reduced wingspan, which resulted in serious limitations on maximum altitude capability; the two-stage landing gear proved to be dangerously frail; and the bomb-bay design proved incapable of carrying large-scale blockbuster bombs. Its altitude ceiling limitations left the aircraft particularly vulnerable to isolation and dispatch by enemy night fighters within the bomber stream, and it was these factors that ultimately led to its withdrawal from Britain’s strategic bombing campaign over occupied Europe. By November 1943, it was replaced by the more effective Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster. However, it did see important second-line duty in the glider-towing, paratroop drop, minelaying, and supply roles. The Stirling also saw post-WWII duties as a passenger transport up to the late 1940s. This book is a concise, visual history of this lesser-known RAF WWII bomber. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 229mm Item Weight: 503g Series: Legends of Warfare: Aviation Release Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
