Jet Bomber Pilot
Autobiography of a V-Bomber Pilot
Wg Cdr J A ‘Robby’ Robinson RAF (Retd).

236mm x 170mm soft back with 120 pages containing 52 Black & White photographs. Jet Bomber Pilot is Robby’s second book following on from the highly popular ‘Avro One’. This well-written and entertaining book takes a close look at his RAF career. Beginning with 206 AFS at Oakington, where he learned to fly the Gloster Meteor in the early 1950s (a particularly dangerous period for jet training), he was then posted on to the English Electric Canberra. He describes his training at Bassingbourn and postings to Binbrook and Scampton. Robby then volunteered to train on the Vickers Valiant, becoming one of the youngest pilots to acquire this skill. The Valiant is covered in great detail, in particular highlighting the role of this V-Bomber as an important nuclear deterrent and the stresses and strains inflicted on its aircrew because of this.

Robby writes with characteristic self-effacing humour and includes many amusing anecdotes in his description of his career. AVAILABLE FROM 1st JUNE 2006

ISBN: 0-9544507-9-5

£11.95 UK post paid

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