Description

During the latter stages of the Cold War, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy operated a range of air transport and VIP/communications aircraft.

These were essential in providing back-up and support to other units. Some of the most common types included the famous Lockheed C-130 Hercules; the American long-range, wide-body Lockheed TriStar; and the limited-production heavy lift turboprop Short Belfast.

With over 180 black and white and colour photographs, this book, the seventh and final in a series covering British aircraft in the 1970s and ’80s, gives these aircraft the recognition that they deserve for the often unsung, yet essential, service that they gave.