The Phantom in Focus: A Navigator’s Eye on Britain’s Cold War Warrior

by David Gledhill

An incredible insight into life during the cold war told through the eyes of a navigator who flew in this iconic US jet. Many of the pictures are unique, captured from the cockpit, showing the Phantom in action.

336 pages, Paperback

First published November 10, 2012

About the author

Dave joined the Royal Air Force as a Navigator in 1973. After training, he flew the F4 Phantom on squadrons in the UK and West Germany. He was one of the first aircrew to fly the F2 and F3 Air Defence Variant of the Tornado on its acceptance into service and served for many years as an instructor on the Operational Conversion Units of both the Phantom and the Tornado. He commanded the Tornado Fighter Squadron in the Falkland Islands and has worked extensively with the Armed Forces of most NATO nations. He published his first book "Phantom In Focus" through Fonthill Media in 2012 and has since published 2 more factual books and 3 novels, all aviation related stories.

Reviews

[Simon Jakubowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fan of Cold War subjects in general this book certainly raised my interest and to be fair it didn’t disappoint, a very informative book that puts the reader right into the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom fighter jet. The authors writing style works well in describing the details of front line aircraft operations defending NATO from the Soviet threat. I’d highly recommend this title to anyone with an interest in Cold War history or the men and machinery that operated during that period.

[Fonthill Media · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book with fantastic illustrations, plenty of technical information and interesting facts.