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9781908117793 | Misc Books | Nimrod: Rise & Fall (hardback) - Tony Blackman airline-sabena British Airways Boeing 747-436 G-CIVPThe scrapping of the Nimrod programme has been one of the most controversial events in the military aviation world for many a year. For most of its operational life, from 1969 to date, its contribution to the defence of the realm and its role in offensive duties was, of necessity, often shrouded in secrecy. It was the eye in the sky which was absolutely vital to a host of activities from anti submarine and anti surface warfare, to support of land