Short Stirling: RAF Heavy Bomber in World War II

by Ron Mackay

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764364634
• ISBN13: 9780764364631
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 9.1"