Blackman, Tony Nimrod Boys. True Tales from the Operations of the RAF's Cold War Trailblazers

This is a collection of over twenty 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 Nimrods UK-based and worldwide operations. With detailed accounts of the Nimrods 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 Nimrods 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.

The book focuses on the deployment of the 'Nimrods' based at airfields in the UK and on Royal Navy aircraft carriers. With detailed reports on the role of the "Nimrod" during the Falklands Campaign and in later conflicts such as the first Gulf War (1991) through to more recent operations against drug smuggling in the Caribbean.