The Play.com website also lists among future releases “Cold War Jets Of The Air Force”. This is due out in August and is described as follows:

“Packed with rare and never before available footage, this title profiles the aircraft that made the Royal Air Force of the Cold War era such a formidable fighting force – the incredible V-Bombers, the Lightning Interceptor, the Canberra, Hawker Hunter, Phantom and later the Harrier. Highlights include the last taxi of Vulcan XH558 before it went into refurbishment, new footage of Vulcans and Valiants in America, stunning Lightning Firebird aerobatic team displays, 74 squadron taking delivery of the first operational Lightnings, air-to-air film of Vulcans testing and launching Skybolt, two Lightnings air-to-air refuelling simultaneously, newly found material of RAF Transport Command Comets, a Phantom QRA, early Harrier operations in Germany and air-to-air and in-cockpit footage of Jet Provosts training new pilots in the 1960s. There are also exclusive interviews with Valiant, Vulcan, Harrier, Lightning, Victor and Buccaneer pilots and crew.
Packed with rare and never before available footage, this title profiles the aircraft that made the Royal Air Force of the Cold War era such a formidable fighting force – the incredible V-Bombers, the Lightning Interceptor, the Canberra, Hawker Hunter, Phantom and later the Harrier. Highlights include the last taxi of Vulcan XH558 before it went into refurbishment, new footage of Vulcans and Valiants in America, stunning Lightning Firebird aerobatic team displays, 74 squadron taking delivery of the first operational Lightnings, air-to-air film of Vulcans testing and launching Skybolt, two Lightnings air-to-air refuelling simultaneously, newly found material of RAF Transport Command Comets, a Phantom QRA, early Harrier operations in Germany and air-to-air and in-cockpit footage of Jet Provosts training new pilots in the 1960s. There are also exclusive interviews with Valiant, Vulcan, Harrier, Lightning, Victor and Buccaneer pilots and crew.”

Sounds like another “must have”!

Brilliant! I was wondering when that would be out on DVD. I’ll shortly be handing in my video copy of Jets of the Fleet Air Arm and replacing it with a DVD. Now there’s jet another thing to add to my must have list. Here’s hoping that Battle For the Skies (including the editions on the V Bombers and the Lightning) and the two-part Battlefleet about the history of the Navy are released soon.

Incidently does anyone have Battlefleet on VHS? I know it comprises two volumes of double videos and each volume’s about 4 hours long with volume one covering the Navy up until either 1939 or 1945 and the second volume going up to the present day. Is it detailed? Is there much coverage of the postwar carrier force?