{"product_id":"9781445698724","title":"US Naval Aviation in the 1980s: Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Air Stations by Adrian Symonds","description":"The final decade of the Cold War saw unprecedented peacetime expansion of the US Navy, including Naval Aviation. President Reagan's plan for a 600-ship Navy resulted in stepped-up construction of Nimitz class supercarriers and the aircraft to operate from them, including new types like the F\/A-18 Hornet. Naval aviation was highly diverse, from carrier-borne F-14 Tomcats to P-3 Orions keeping vigil over the world's oceans, SH-2 Seasprites operating from tiny landing pads on warships in heaving seas, and land-based adversaries playing the opposing force `bad guys' during training.   Tensions were high in the 1980s. While US carrier battle groups prepared for confrontation with the Soviets, should the Cold War turn `hot', they also engaged in combat operations in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf.   Take a step inside the day-to-day operations of Naval Aviation in the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299473305973,"sku":"9781445698724","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781445698724.jpg?v=1762785667","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781445698724","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}