AIRMEN OF CHERNOBYL: Aviation and the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, 1986

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Spotlights Soviet helicopter crews whose hazardous flights were crucial to disaster containment. Details how their work was vital in containing the fallout, delivering personnel and equipment, and monitoring radiation in conditions no aircraft had ever been designed to endure. Places the aviation response to Chernobyl within its essential context: the rise of nuclear power in the Soviet Union, the events of April 1986, and the urgent campaign to mitigate the disaster's consequences. Also explores the development of Soviet helicopter aviation, the Cold War nuclear environment, and the long-term impacts of the accident. Contains 47 black and white photos, 13 color photos, 12 color profiles, 2 color maps, 1 black and white map, 2 diagrams, and 8 tables.