Buttler, Tony British Secret Projects. Volume 4: Bombers 1935-1950

This book completes the process of revising Tony Buttler's successful "British Secret Projects" titles, which have described the design and development of the UKs military aircraft since the mid-1930s. The original single volume has now been split into two separate titles; the already published "British Secret Projects. Volume 3: Fighters 1935-1950" and this new book examining the design and development of the British bomber from roughly the introduction of monoplane designs through to the start of the jet era. This split has allowed space for the inclusion of much new information and many additional photographs. Concentrating on designs that were never built, the projects and programmes explored here start with designs that were prepared in the knowledge that war was approaching and go right through to the last generation of British piston-engined bombers that appeared after the war had ended. As well as the "heavies", this book also includes medium and light bombers, torpedo bombers for the Navy and anti-submarine types including flying boats. The book includes many three-view drawings plus numerous photographs of models or original artists impressions to show how these unbuilt designs would have appeared, all ideal reference material for modellers in particular. The text includes full data available on the various types while additional appendices summarise the projects and their covering contracts and specifications.

This division allowed the inclusion of much new information and many additional photographs. The projects and programmes examined here focused on designs that were never built, beginning with designs drawn up in the knowledge that war was approaching and extending to the last generation of British piston-engined bombers, some of which only appeared in the post-war years. This book includes projects for heavy, medium and light bombers as well as torpedo bombers for the Navy and anti-submarine aircraft, including flying boats. The book contains many three-page sketches as well as numerous photographs of models or contemporary pictorial impressions by artists to show what these unrealised designs would have looked like. The work provides ideal reference material for modellers. The text contains complete data on the various bomber types, while additional appendices summarise the projects and their covering contracts and specifications.