Even the most seasoned traveler could not fail to be impressed by that first-time, ground-level view of the Rock of Gibraltar 1,300ft of sheer limestone towering majestically over the airfield's asphalt acres. The impassive grey cliff face is indented with a handful of viewing galleries from some of the thirty-plus miles of tunnels which honeycomb the Rock, and the view from the top is unforgettably panoramic. Gibraltar's key position at the entrance to the Mediterranean has resulted in a pronounced, but not exclusive, maritime flavour to military air activity here, in addition to a parallel role as a civilian airport.
- ISBN10 0752423525
- ISBN13 9780752423524
- Publish Date 1 March 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The History Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 128
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/RAF-Gibraltar.aspx