STORY OF AVIATION IN BAHRAIN HC*NSI*REDUCED*
This superbly illustrated book celebrates the long and rich history of Bahrain's involvement in military and civil aviation. Drawing on a wide range of Bahraini sources and UK archives, aviation expert David Watts tells a fascinating story, while the renowned aviation photographer Katsuhiko Tokunga provides a series of dramatic images of aircraft in action in Bahrain today. The book covers Bahrain's role as a staging post in the development of long distance air travel in the 1920s, it's role during World War II, the activities of the post-war British air bases, the formation of the Royal Bahraini Air Force in 1976, and the RBAF's role in the Gulf War of 1991. With its longstanding tradition as a trusted friend of the West, Bahrain has developed a highly developed civil and military aviation infrastructure which will ensure its pivotal role in future developments.
- Hardcover: 268 pages
- Publisher: Key Publishing Ltd (February 1, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0946219214
- ISBN-13: 978-0946219216
- Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 1 x 11.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
