Nimrod Boys is a collection of eighteen first-hand accounts of
operating the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod - an aircraft which served at the
forefront of the Cold War. As the first jet-powered maritime aircraft,
it could reach critical points for rescues or for operational
requirements in rapid time. Its outstanding navigation and electronics
systems also allowed the Nimrod to be a first-class machine in
anti-submarine warfare. The book focuses on the Nimrod's UK-based and
worldwide operations. With detailed accounts of its role during the
Falklands campaign and in later conflicts such as the First Gulf War to
modern-day anti-drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean. There are
also descriptions of the Nimrod's achievements in the International
Fincastle Competition - where RAF squadrons competed against
counterparts from Australia, Canada and New Zealand. With a variety of
perspectives on Nimrod crew life, including from a female air electronic
operator, readers will find dramatic, engaging and occasionally humorous
stories. One flight test observer also reflects on the cancelled Nimrod
MR4 project. Nimrod Boys written by Tony Blackman (a former Hawker
Siddeley test pilot) with Joe Kennedy (an ex-RAF AEO) and with a
foreword by AVM Andrew Roberts is more than worthy addition to the Jet
Age series.