Hunters over Arabia

Hunters over Arabia

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Hunters over Arabia

Hawker Hunter Operations in the Middle East




Author:Ray Deacon
Language:English
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:6.5" x 9.5"
Pages:256
Photos:250 color & black and white illustrations
Publisher:Pen and Sword Aviation
ISBN:9781526721501
Item No. 9781526721501



Based on official records held at the National Archives and other published sources, Hunters over Arabia presents an in-depth account of the operations performed by the Hawker Hunter squadrons policing the desert wastelands and high mountain ranges of the Middle East. Copiously illustrated with color and black and white photographs, a high percentage of operations performed by this versatile British ground attack and reconnaissance fighter are described in detail.Using a chronological format, the narrative focuses on the period during which the Hunter served in the Middle East, from 1960 to 1971. Further chapters are dedicated to the three Hunter variants most closely associated with the Middle East, the FGA.9, FR.10 and T.7, together with their respective allocation dates. A short background to Aden, its historical links to Britain, and RAF airfields administered by Middle East Command complete this factual account.